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Made in the USA: representing UK parents through US ART – Article published in Family Law Quarterly
Natalie was asked to write an article for the US legal journal Family Law Quarterly following her talk to the conference of the American Bar Association conference in Las Vegas. She covers what US assisted reproduction attorneys need to know when working with intended...
The Indian surrogacy industry and why we need to reform UK surrogacy law – Article published in Bionews
Natalie has written a comment piece in this week's Bionews about surrogacy in India. Following various media stories about British parents getting stuck in India waiting for UK passports for their babies born through surrogacy, Natalie sets out how this is a common...
Indian surrogacy for British parents – what’s the law?
Following prominent Indian surrogacy stories in the Telegraph and Evening Standard, Natalie was interviewed on BBC Radio this afternoon to explain the law. In the absence of regulation, a commercial surrogacy industry in India has boomed over the last few years, with...
A guide for single dads building families
For single prospective dads, the decision between surrogacy, adoption and co-parenting is a tough one, with each option having its own benefits and pitfalls. First, ask yourself the question – what role do I want to have in my child’s life? To go it on your own or...
Egg donor recruitment – what’s wrong with students donating?
There was press coverage over the weekend about a UK egg donor agency which has been leafleting students at Cambridge University to try and recruit egg donors. The tabloid coverage was yawningly predictable – vulnerable young students being enticed to sell their eggs...
NGA quoted in Guardian weekend magazine – Gay parenting: it’s complicated
Emma Brockes has written a fabulous major feature for this weekend’s Guardian Weekend magazine on same sex parenting, in which we are proud to be quoted. The piece tells the story of three modern same sex parent families: Kellen and Patricia, lesbian mums from New...
NGA on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour campaigning for maternity leave rights for surrogacy parents
NGA has been interviewed by today's BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour on our campaign to win maternity leave rights for parents through surrogacy. Currently, mothers who give birth to a child have lefal rights to time off work and maternity pay, as do parents who adopt a...
UK surrogacy laws are unfair, says MP today in Parliament
John Healey MP (the former Shadow Secretary of State for Health) spoke clearly and compellingly in the House of Commons this afternoon about the need for proper maternity leave and pay for mothers through surrogacy in the UK (you can watch John Healey’s speech in full...
Parliament to debate surrogacy maternity rights
John Healey MP will be presenting a Ten Minute Rule Bill in Parliament next Tuesday 17 April calling for improved maternity rights for intended parents through surrogacy. Surrogacy UK and Natalie Gamble Associates have supported John in getting this Bill to this...
NGA quoted in the Sunday Telegraph – Surrogacy mother launches maternity leave challenge
We are delighted that the Sunday Telegraph has reported the case of a woman who is challenging the UK’s discriminatory rules on maternity leave, highlighting this important issue which affects many parents building families through surrogacy. The following...
Egg and sperm donors – how did it go?
Following her article written for our blog back in August last year, Kriss Fearon from the National Gamete Donation Trust has asked us to post this message about the important research the NGDT is doing about egg and sperm donors’ experiences, and how you can still...
Known donation on trial – Article published in Bionews
Natalie has written a comment piece in this week's Bionews about UK law in disputed known donation cases. Reviewing lessons learned from several recent cases which have found their way to the family court after disputes arose between parents and known donors, she...
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