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(ANSAmed) - ABU DHABI, JUNE 18 - The Federal National Council (FNC) voted to ban the storage of frozen human embryos, a move that doctors fear could also prevent them from using previously stored embryos to help childless couples become parents. The vote, which prompted a heated discussion in the council chamber yesterday, goes against the recommendations of the FNC health, labour and social affairs committee, which had recommended new laws be drafted to govern the legal storage of such embryos. Doctors said last night they were unsure what the law meant for more than 10,000 frozen embryos that have been stored in fertility clinics throughout the UAE since 1995. The council decision follows the issuance of fatwas by some muftis who said the storage of embryos was contrary to Islamic law. The most immediate concern, opponents said, was of the risks of mixing a family's lineage. Champions of storing embryos say such preservation reduces women's exposure to more invasive and stressful fertility treatments. During the debate in the council's chamber, Humaid Mohamed al Qutami, the Health Minister, read aloud two fatwas issued in 2006 by the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department and by the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai. (ANSAmed).