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Natalie speaks at leading conference, with Supreme Court Justice Baroness Hale
Natalie was delighted to speak alongside Baroness Hale at a conference in London on 20-21 June of leading UK and international experts in donor conception and alternative reproduction. Baroness Hale of Richmond (first woman Justice of the Supreme Court, and former...
NGA advises Corrie on surrogacy
We have been working with Coronation Street on their surrogacy storyline (the first in a mainstream UK soap) which has come to a head this week, with surrogate Tina making the emotional decision about whether to hand baby Jake back to his biological parents Gary and...
Maternity leave rights for parents through surrogacy – Article published in Fertility Network UK magazine
Natalie was delighted to write an article for Fertility Network UK magazine about the success in our campaign to win maternity leave rights for parents through surrogacy. Explaining the government's announcement that it plans to change the law, Natalie sets out what...
Surrogacy overseas: new immigration guidance for UK parents
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has published updated guidance on the immigration procedures for UK parents who have children born through surrogacy abroad. The rules have not been changed, but they are now set out much more clearly than before. The new...
High Court declares lesbian non birth mother ‘not a parent’ due to errors at fertility clinic
Richard has written an article for Bionews about the High Court’s recent decision that a lesbian non birth mother is ‘not a parent’ due to errors at a fertility clinic. The case involved a lesbian couple who had been in a relationship for 13 years and had started a...
High Court judge warns ‘loud and clear’: international surrogacy parents need a UK court order
In a High Court ruling published today (a case in which we represented the parents), Mrs Justice Theis has warned parents of children born through international surrogacy that they must apply to court in the UK if they want to be the legal parents of their children....
Conceiving with a known donor or co-parent – how fertility counsellors can help and what they need to know
There are many issues to consider for parents considering conceiving with a known donor or co-parent. With a minefield of information to navigate, parents can be left asking: what do we need to know? How do we set things up? How do we avoid problems in the future?...
Guide for gay men: surrogacy in the UK – Article published in We Are Family magazine
Natalie and Helen have writte an article for We Are Family, a magazine for LGBT+ parents, about surrogacy for gay men in the UK. covering both UK and international surrogacy options the article gives a concise snappy guide to where to start if you are gay dads...
HFEA gets into gear on surrogacy – Article published in Bionews
Natalie has written a comment piece in this week's Bionews about the HFEA's decision to amend its Code of Practice to cater more explicitly for those going through treatment for surrogacy in the UK. With a new set of surrogacy-specific consent forms, and clearer...
NGA at the G3 awards celebrating gay and lesbian achievement
Natalie and Richard were at the G3 awards on Friday night, a gala evening hosted by Charlie Condou and Sophie Ward, celebrating leading figures and influencers in the LGBT world. NGA was proud to be nominated for not just one but two of the prestigious awards – Family...
HFEA to update surrogacy guidance to UK clinics
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has voted to update the guidance it gives to UK fertility clinics on surrogacy. The new Code of Practice will: clarify what UK clinics should say to surrogacy patients, and update clinic procedures and forms for...
International surrogacy – UK High Court judge awards parenthood to non-British gay dads
The decision in Re A & B (Parental Order: Domicile) represents another landmark ruling for NGA – a parental order having been granted to a non-British gay couple following the birth of their son through Indian surrogacy last year. The case not only clarifies the...
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