Natalie Gamble was delighted to speak at Reproductive Medicine 2009 yesterday. The conference was a two day event at the Institute of Physics in London, assembling leading clinicians and other professionals involved in assisted reproduction. Natalie was invited to...
We welcome the Department of Health’s announcement today that embryos which exceed their five year storage period before 1 October 2009 will not now have to be destroyed (article in the Times today). We have been in contact with the Department of Health on this issue...
Natalie Gamble was interviewed on the BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast Show this morning about the new rights for same sex partners to be named on the birth certificates of children they conceive together. For lesbian couples, new rules allow the non birth mother to be...
Stonewall has launched a beautifully illustrated new publication for lesbians who are thinking of starting a family. Called Pregnant Pause, it gives a wealth of up to date information on the different options available to lesbian parents, including NHS funded...
Natalie has written a comment piece for this week’s Bionews about how the law works if you conceive with an informal sperm donor. A sperm donor may have his legal parenthood excluded following home insemination, but he may be the legal father - depending on the...
Fertility Network UK has published our article about the changes to the requirement for fertility clinics to consider a child's 'need for a father' before offering treatment, something which will make access to fertility treatment more fair and equal for lesbian and...
Throughout 2007 and 2008, our founder Natalie Gamble was a prominent voice in the fight for legal recognition for same-sex parents. A key defender of the new rights for lesbian mums, as well as changes to surrogacy law to recognise a broader range of families, in the...
The media has reported the case of sperm donor Andy Bathie, represented by Natalie Gamble after being pursued for maintenance payments after donating his sperm to a lesbian couple. Coverage includes: The Times - Lawyer of the week (Natalie Gamble) The Law Society...