23 Mar, 2018
What happens when fertility clinics get legal parenthood wrong?
If you are an unmarried couple conceiving with donor sperm at a fertility clinic in the UK, then you rely on your clinic both to provide good medical care and
10 Nov, 2017
How can we protect our rights as a lesbian couple conceiving at home with a known sperm donor?
There are various different ways to conceive a family as a lesbian couple, but one which often prompts questions about the law is home insemination with a known sperm donor.
20 Nov, 2015
Co-parenting and known donation planning: is mediation the right way forward?
If you are planning a known donation or a co-parenting arrangement, mediation can be a really effective tool for helping you set strong foundations. Sadly we see too many disputes
29 Oct, 2015
Mitochondrial Donation becomes licensable in the UK from today
On 3 February 2015, the House of Commons voted to approve the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015, and made the UK the first country in the world
04 Mar, 2015
Single Dad through surrogacy granted adoption order in legal first
The UK High Court has awarded an adoption order to a single dad through surrogacy, in the first case of its kind in the UK. Describing the law as a
07 Jun, 2012
Bionews article by Natalie – The Indian surrogacy industry and why we need to reform UK surrogacy law
By Natalie Gamble. This article was first published in Bionews on 6 June 2012 and is reproduced by kind permission of the Progress Educational Trust. PET is a wonderful charity
28 May, 2012
Gaydar radio on the options for same sex parents
Sarah Wood-Heath was interviewed on Gaydar Radio on Saturday morning about same sex parenting and the options and pitfalls for gay and lesbian parents starting a family. Talking to Neil and Debbie
20 Mar, 2012
Sunday Telegraph – Surrogacy mother launches maternity leave challenge
We are delighted that the Sunday Telegraph has reported the case of a woman who is challenging the UK’s discriminatory rules on maternity leave, highlighting this important issue which affects
02 Mar, 2012
Egg and sperm donors – how did it go?
Following her article written for our blog back in August last year, Kriss Fearon from the National Gamete Donation Trust has asked us to post this message about the important research the NGDT
13 Dec, 2011
President of the High Court Family Division endorses international surrogacy
Sir Nicholas Wall, the President of the High Court Family Division, has made public his decision to give parenthood to the British parents of twins born through surrogacy in India. The
