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.
Embryos and Donation Storage
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...
HFEA changes surrogacy rules on exporting sperm, eggs and embryos from the UK to overseas
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has updated its guidance on exporting gametes and embryos for surrogacy, in a move which will help intended parents through international surrogacy. NGA Law and our sister organisation Brilliant Beginnings have...
Natalie speaks at Progress Educational Trust event on known donation
Natalie Gamble was part of the panel of speakers discussing known donation at the Progress Educational Trust’s event: ‘Known unknowns: the pros, cons and consequences of known donation’. The event, attended by more than 200 people and covered in a feature on Woman’s...
Managing issues for fertility patients who are separating or getting divorced – Article published in the British Infertility Counselling Association journal
We have written an article for the British Infertility Counselling Association about managing the legal issues for fertility patients who are separating or getting divorced. In the UK, no one legally ‘owns’ embryos and they are stored with both gamete providers...
Government launches consultation on egg, sperm & embryo storage limits – Article published in Bionews
Natalie has written a comment piece for this week’s Bionews in support of law reform for egg, sperm and embryo storage limits. The government is, until 5 May 2020, consulting on whether the UK’s laws on embryo and gamete storage should be reviewed. The current law...
Storage periods for gametes and embryos and its challenges – Article published in the British Infertility Counselling Association journal
The British Infertility Counselling Association Winter 2019 journal includes an article by Natalie about the law around storing eggs, sperm and embryos. The basic storage period set by UK law is ten years, but since there are also options to export or to extend...
NGA quoted in The Sun – I fulfilled a stranger’s dying wish by using his frozen sperm
The Sun has reported the case of single mum Liat Malka who conceived her daughter with frozen sperm from a deceased donor, after meeting his parents who desperately wanted to have a grandchild. Quoting NGA as leading experts in UK fertility law, the article says: "As...
Can I get NHS funding for storing my sperm or eggs as a trans person?
Fertility preservation is of particular significance for any trans young person embarking upon a treatment programme which may compromise their fertility. Any consideration of hormone or other treatment must include the fact that egg or sperm quality might be impaired...