Our published articles on donor conception and assisted reproduction
NGA Law publishes donor conception thought leadership and fertility law articles across multiple legal journals and publications on a regular basis. Browse some of our latest pieces below.
Whose information is it anyway? Information rights after donor conception – Article published in Fertility Network UK magazine
We have written an article for Fertility Network UK magazine about UK legal rights to information if you are conceived through donor conception at a UK licensed fertility clinic. It sets out the role of the HFEA, and what information can be accessed and when. Read the...
Breaking up after fertility treatment – Article published in Fertility Network UK magazine
Natalie has written an article for the Fertility Network UK magazine about the law when couples separate after having fertility treatment. The article covers both the position in relation to stored eggs, sperm and embryos, and legal parenthood and whether it matters...
Known donation on trial – Article published in Bionews
Natalie has written a comment piece in this week's Bionews about UK law in disputed known donation cases. Reviewing lessons learned from several recent cases which have found their way to the family court after disputes arose between parents and known donors, she...
Birth after death: creating life when a parent has died – Article published in Fertility Network UK magazine
Natalie has written an article for the Fertility Network UK magazine about posthumous conception - conceiving a child with stoed eggs, sperm or embryos after someone has died. The article sets out the legal position for surviving mothers and surviving fathers, and...
Fertility tourism: what you need to know about the law – Article published in Fertility Network UK magazine
Natalie has written an article for the Fertility Network UK magazine about the legal issues for parents who go overseas for fertility treatment. Covering egg donation, sperm donation and surrogacy, she urges fertility patients to be well informed about how a move...
Lesbian mums in dispute: fertility law, child maintenance and what makes a parent – Article published in Bionews
Natalie has written a comment piece for this week's Bionews about a recent same-sex parenting case in the family court, in which a non-birth mother was ruled to have no financial responsibility for her child because she was not a legal parent. Highlighting the...
Stonewall Gay Dads’ Guide launched – legal info by NGA Law
Gay rights charity Stonewall has published the first ever Guide for Gay Dads, giving legal and practical help for gay men wanting to start a family. We are proud to have contributed to the guide as expert advisers and authors of the legal sections on surrogacy, donor...
Sperm donation and the law – Article published in Ova magazine
We have written an article for Ova magazine about UK law on sperm donation. Natalie explains how the rules work and what information you are entitled to - depending on the date you were conceived, and expresses her hope that as there is more openness about donor...
Going solo: fertility treatment options and the law for women starting a family on their own – Article published in Bionews
Natalie has written a comment piece for this week's Bionews about women who start a family on their own as solo mothers. Looking at sperm donation at clinics, as well as known donation and co-parenting, Natalie considers the legal issues associated with the different...
Two mums and a baby – Article published in Fertility Network UK magazine
We have written an article, published in Fertility Network UK magazine, summarising the new law for same-sex parents conceiving children together. Read 'Two mums and a baby: same-sex parents and the new rules on birth certificates'.The UK's leading conception lawyers...
Morally straightforward but legally complex: a welcome change to the new embryo storage rules – Article published in Bionews
Natalie has written a comment piece in this week's Bionews about the new embryo storage regulations. Originally planned as a call on the government to amend the proposed new regulations to ensure that a group of precious embryos were not excluded from the new rights...
Stonewall’s Pregnant Pause: a guide for lesbians on how to get pregnant – with legal info by NGA Law
Stonewall has launched a beautifully illustrated new publication for lesbians who are thinking of starting a family. Called Pregnant Pause, it gives a wealth of up to date information on the different options available to lesbian parents, including NHS funded...
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