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.
Conception
NGA Law quoted in GLAMOUR – How single women are choosing to become mothers on their own, or not at all
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...
There is so much more still to do for LGBT+ parents – Article published in Bionews
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...
UK government to remove block on HIV+ intended parents conceiving through UK surrogacy
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.
British Fertility Society proposals for reform of UK fertility law
The British Fertility Society has now published its proposals on how it thinks UK fertility law need to be modernised.
Fertility Network UK to run 6-week course on LGBTQ+ Pathways to Parenthood
NGA Law is delighted to be part of an educational course being run for intended LGBT+ parents by national fertility charity Fertility Network UK. Run online on Thursday evenings in August and September, the course offers free digital access to expert opinion and...
NGA speaks at ESHRE 2022 conference in Italy
Natalie was delighted to speak at the Future Directions in Surrogacy Law conference at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London on 30 November.
Kelly speaks to Rainbow Sisters LBT+ group
Kelly was delighted to speak to Rainbow Sisters LBT group to discuss building families. “Rainbow Sisters is a supportive, welcoming and confidential group open to lesbian, bisexual and trans women, and non-binary people seeking asylum.” The Rainbow Sisters group comes...
Government to modernise rules on how long eggs, sperm and embryos can be stored in the UK
We welcome the Department of Health’s plans to modernise UK law on egg, sperm and embryo storage, which look set to simplify the law and enable more fertility patients to store genetic material in the UK for longer. What the government is recommending The Department...
High Court rules both same-sex parents are legal parents after fertility clinic error – important new NGA case on legal parenthood
NGA Law has secured a judgment from the High Court Family Division confirming that our clients, a same-sex couple with a child born through sperm donation in the UK, are the legal parents of their son. The decision comes as a huge relief to the two mums, who relied on...