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Transgender parent case – UK High Court rules that man who gives birth cannot be registered as his child’s ‘father’.
The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane (the most senior first-instance family court judge in England and Wales) has ruled in the case of Re TT on the rights of transgender parents and their children under UK law. The case involved an application by...
Our views on the Law Commission surrogacy reform proposals
The Law Commission’s surrogacy reform consultation is a once-in-a-generation chance to get surrogacy law right. We have spent the last few months carefully considering our response, drawing on our legal and practical experience of over 1,000 surrogacy cases, as well...
Natalie and Helen speak at the Law Commission Surrogacy Symposium, 12 September 2019
The NGA and BB teams were delighted to attend the Law Commission Surrogacy Symposium in London on Thursday which proved to be an insightful and truly fascinating afternoon of discussions. We were in good company too and it was wonderful to see and, hear from so many...
Do the proposals to reform UK surrogacy law go far enough? – Article published in Bionews
Natalie has written a comment piece for today's Bionews with our response to the Law Commission's surrogacy law reform provisional proposals. Noting some of the positive proposed steps forward, she also highlights where further reform is needed. Read the full article...
Helping you respond to the Law Commission surrogacy consultation
The Law Commission is, until 11 October, consulting on surrogacy law reform. Its provisional proposals are positive and, if passed, will enable intended parents to be legal parents from birth in many surrogacy cases. But the detail is complex, with different legal...
Legal issues for transgender and gender diverse patients – Article published in British Infertility Counselling Association journal
Natalie has written an article for counsellors at UK fertility clinics published in the British Infertility Counselling Association journal. It covers what counsellors need to know about the law when treating transgender and gender diverse fertility patients,...
Celebrating Pride with a look back at UK legal milestones for LGBT+ families.
To celebrate Pride, we look back at some of the UK’s major legal milestones for LGBT+ families over the past 15 years. It’s amazing to think that only 15 years ago LGBT partnerships, parenthood and non-cisgender identity were all completely invisible in the eyes of UK...
How do I find a UK surrogate and do I need a surrogacy agreement?
How do I find a surrogate in the UK? Surrogacy is legal in the UK but the law prohibits third parties from matching for profit and stops individuals advertising for surrogates, so finding a surrogate can be challenging. The UK’s outdated surrogacy laws on parenthood...
Law Commission launches public consultation on UK surrogacy law reform
The Law Commissions of England and Wales and Scotland have today launched their public consultation on U.K. surrogacy law reform, with provisional recommendations as to how the law should be brought up to date. The consultation paper is a meaty read at 474 pages but...
Will my child through surrogacy be born British? And how do I apply for a British Passport?
If you are expecting a child through surrogacy, one of your top questions may be how you get a British passport for your baby, particularly if they are born outside the UK. British nationality can be complicated in surrogacy cases, and what you need to do depends on...
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...
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