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Thinking of surrogacy in Colombia or Mexico? Make sure you’ve considered the legal issues and weighed the risks carefully
Mexico and Colombia are emerging surrogacy destinations for UK parents, which appear to be in a sharp period of growth. There remains a limited track record (bear in mind only 5 parental orders were recorded for children born in Mexico up to 2022) but they have become...
Briefing: US birthright citizenship ruling and surrogacy – what do UK parents need to know? (updated December 2025)
Briefing on the impact of the US Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling on British parents with babies born through US surrogacy
What is the difference between parental responsibility and legal parenthood?
Parental responsibility and legal parenthood are legal terms which relate to the rights and responsibilities which parents and other adults have in relation to children. Both are possible at once but also individually without the other. Below, we look at the nuances...
High Court confirms the right of a trans man to be legally recognised as male while hoping to conceive a child
An important new High Court ruling has confirmed that the desire to conceive a child does not preclude someone from obtaining a Gender Recognition Certificate.
Comment piece published in Bionews about US surrogacy and birthright citizenship
Natalie was asked to write a summary for Bionews about how the new US administration’s Executive Order on birthright citizenship is impacting UK parents through US surrogacy.
Natalie speaks at legal event in London on international adoption, surrogacy and non-biological parents
Natalie was delighted to join a wonderful panel at Dawson Cornwell in London to discuss the maze of international adoption and surrogacy, speaking alongside adoption law specialist Hilka Holman, Judge Fiona Mwale of the Malawi High Court, Spencer Clarke from the English Law Commission and immigration lawyer Barry O’Leary, at an event which prompted a lively and passionate discussion about how we could improve adoption to better support the welfare of children.
Travelling home with your baby born through international surrogacy – the options
UK immigration law around surrogacy is complex. There’s no single process that fits all, and the best route home will depend on your personal situation and the country where your baby is born.
Surrogacy rules are outdated and heartless – we are quoted in the Times today
Rohan Silva wrote a beautiful piece about his and his wife’s experience of surrogacy in California, and he has now followed up with a comment piece, arguing that UK law on parentage and recognition of surrogacy agreement needs to change. We of course wholeheartedly agree, and our director Natalie is quoted in the piece.
Comment piece published in Bionews about the Supreme Court ruling and its impact on fertility treatment for trans patients
Natalie Gamble and Lui Asquith, discuss the UK Supreme Court’s recent judgment on the meaning of ‘sex’ and the impact on trans people in a comment piece posted by BioNews.
Natalie speaks at the Fertility Show 2025
Natalie was delighted to join a panel of expert speakers for the Fertility Show 2025
Government confirms that surrogacy law reform will not move forward – at the moment
The government has confirmed that it does not currently plan to take forward the proposals for surrogacy law reform – for now.
Cracking the Register open – what does the legal change mean for donor-conceived people?
UK law changed to require any donors donating their eggs or sperm in UK licensed clinics to be ‘ID-release’. We explore the potential ramifications of this.
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