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21 Jun, 2019
Celebrating Pride with a look back at UK legal milestones for LGBT+ families.
To celebrate Pride, we look back at some of the UK’s major legal milestones for LGBT+ families over the past 15 years. It’s amazing to think that only 15 years ago LGBT partnerships, parenthood and non-cisgender identity were all completely invisible in the eyes of UK law, and we are very proud to have played a part in changing that. 2002 The Adoption and Children Act 2002 allowed same-sex parents to become full and equal legal parents for the first time in UK law. This not only allowed c...
17 Jun, 2019
How do I find a UK surrogate and do I need a surrogacy agreement?
How do I find a surrogate in the UK? Surrogacy is legal in the UK but the law prohibits third parties from matching for profit and stops individuals advertising for surrogates, so finding a surrogate can be challenging. The UK’s outdated surrogacy laws on parenthood also treat the surrogate as the legal mother and her spouse as the second legal parent before the parental order is made (click here to find out more about the parental order process). As a result of all these issues, there is g...
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Very pleased to be contributing to the continuing discussion about U.K. surrogacy law reform. We are moving in the right direction! https://t.co/0cqVr36Z5N
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Nick Hopkins clarifying surrogate expenses and costs. #surrogacylaw https://t.co/PImBvJ4bnh
Bioethics, a tumultuous story.
- La Croix, 22 June 2019
I Was A Surrogate: Here's What People Ask About Having A Baby For Someone Else.
- HuffPost, 18 June 2019
Parents should get automatic parental rights for surrogate children from birth, say law commissions.
- Independent, 7 June 2019
Campaigners call for reforms to surrogacy laws.
- The Guardian, 6 June 2019
For practical help with surrogacy, find out more about Brilliant Beginnings
