In 2005, UK law changed to require any donors donating their eggs or sperm (gametes) in UK licensed clinics to be ‘ID-release’. This was a significant pivot from the law pre-2005, under which gamete donors were anonymous. Donor-conceived people born following the 2005 law change, who have the legal right to find out the identity of their donor once they are adults, have now begun to reach the age of 18 from around November 2023.
Natalie was delighted to be interviewed as part of a series of information videos from UK charity The Fertility Alliance. Talking with charity lead Kate Brian, Natalie talks about how the law affects parents conceiving a child with donated gametes or embryos, and the various associated considerations and implications.
Natalie was delighted to be invited to speak at a Royal Courts of Justice event on 5 December 2004 on the issue of legal parenthood, run by the Family Justice Council and discussing whether it was time for the law on parentage to be widened.
Natalie Gamble was delighted to speak as part of an educational course for prospective LGBTQ+ parents put together by national fertility charity Fertility Network UK. Running online on Wednesday evenings in July and August 2024, this year’s six week course followed last summer’s similar and hugely popular programme.
NGA Law is delighted to have represented the same-sex parents in Re Y-Z (Declaration of Parentage) 2024, a new reported decision from Mrs Justice Theis on legal parenthood for female same-sex parents.
Here is a brief guide to what you need to know if you are considering exporting your frozen gametes (sperm or eggs) or embryos from the UK to overseas.
NGA has been quoted in a piece in GLAMOUR about how more women are choosing to become mothers with the help of sperm donors and fertility treatments. The piece highlights how this increasingly popular movement has ultimately redefined the narrative around single...
Natalie has written a comment piece in this week’s Bionews about the UK Government's plans to update the fertility screening laws, which will bring positive impact on some LGBT+ intended parents, such as female same-sex couples and HIV-positive individuals seeking to...
NGA Law has secured a judgment from the High Court affirming the legal parenthood of a father through donor conception at a licensed UK fertility clinic.
We are thrilled to see the government’s announcement in Parliament yesterday that it will remove the bar on HIV+ intended parents conceiving through UK surrogacy, which follows a five year campaign brilliantly led by the National AIDS Trust, something we at NGA Law and Brilliant Beginnings have been proud to support.