Morally straightforward but legally complex: a welcome change to the new embryo storage rules – Article published in Bionews

September 14, 2009
in Embryos, eggs and sperm, Surrogacy campaigning

Natalie has written a comment piece in this week’s Bionews about the new embryo storage regulations. Originally planned as a call on the government to amend the proposed new regulations to ensure that a group of precious embryos were not excluded from the new rights to extended storage, Natalie’s comment was  in the end re-written to update readers that the government has – in a last minute u-turn – agreed to amend the regulations again. The decision will save a small group of ‘out of time’ embryos from destruction and has been welcomed by the affected parents.

Read the full article.

The UK’s leading conception lawyers

Find out more about how we support those creating families

Conception law services

Related Posts

Surrogacy for non-biological parents

Surrogacy for non-biological parents

We hope the law will change to recognise and make space for parents through non-biological surrogacy. In the meantime, we will continue to find creative solutions for parents wherever possible which navigate the law successfully and safely. Surrogacy without a biological connection is legal, and possible, but how you resolve the legal issues needs careful planning given the facts of each particular case and often it is a jigsaw of solutions which all need to be fitted together.

read more

Still have questions?

 

If you need legal advice or want to make an appointment, feel free to get in touch. We offer meetings in-person in London or in the New Forest, as well as online.

We are here to help however we can.

Contact Us