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Sperm donation and the law – Article published in Ova magazine
We have written an article for Ova magazine about UK law on sperm donation. Natalie explains how the rules work and what information you are entitled to - depending on the date you were conceived, and expresses her hope that as there is more openness about donor...
Scrapping the HFEA is a mistake
We think that the government’s recent decision to scrap the HFEA is a big mistake, aimed only at short term cost savings. The HFEA has led the world in fertility sector best practice since its inauguration in August 1991 and it is a highly regarded guardian of our...
Independent’s Pink List 2010 honours Natalie Gamble
We are delighted that Natalie has been named in the Independent on Sunday’s Pink List 2010, the paper’s renowned annual review of the 101 most influential gay and lesbian people in Britain. At number 88, Natalie is recognised as a “pioneer of fertility law” who was...
Natalie ranked in the Independent on Sunday’s Pink List
We are absolutely thrilled to see Natalie celebrated as one of the UK's leading 100 LGBT+ people in the Independent on Sunday's annual Pink List. Placed at number 88, the Independent says of her: Natalie Gamble - Established her own family through donor conception and...
HFEA set to be abolished as part of government’s slash of quangos
The government announced this week that the HFEA was one of several quangos set to be axed, as part of the government’s bid to cut costs and reduce the UK’s deficit. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has regulated fertility treatment and embryo research...
NGA quoted in The Times on unregulated fertility sites
By Mark Bridge, The Times, Saturday 17 July 2010 Shadowy world of web’s unregulated fertility sites Unregulated “fertility” websites that put their members in touch with sperm donors for a fee are exploiting vulnerable women and risking users’ health and finances, the...
Judge rules that lesbian mum is not a ‘parent’
The High Court has decided that a lesbian (non birth) mother does not have to financially support the ten year old child she conceived together with her partner. In a landmark decision, the court has ruled that even though the mother was awarded ‘parental...
Why can’t I have a baby on my own?
From The Independent, Thursday 20 May 2010 At 37, Lulu le Vay found herself single, infertile and craving a child. She decided to try surrogacy – but discovered that only stable couples need apply One evening last September I was sitting in my consultant’s office...
Have your say – major HFEA review of donation policies
A message from the HFEA: Over the summer and autumn of 2010 the HFEA will be reviewing a number of its policies relating to sperm, egg and embryo donation. The aim of the review is to ensure HFEA policies facilitate safe and effective donation while protecting the...
NGA case featured in The Guardian – Couples who pay surrogate mothers could lose right to raise the child
By Denis Campbell, health correspondent. Published in the Guardian, Monday 5 April 2010 Childless couples who acquire a baby using a surrogate mother abroad risk not being recognised as its parents in Britain if they flout British law by paying fees, fertility lawyers...
Completion of the UK’s new fertility laws welcomed today
The last piece of the government’s flagship Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 came into force today, completing the first major overhaul of the UK’s fertility laws in twenty years. The HFE Bill is a major piece of government legislation which has updated the...
Going solo: fertility treatment options and the law for women starting a family on their own – Article published in Bionews
Natalie has written a comment piece for this week's Bionews about women who start a family on their own as solo mothers. Looking at sperm donation at clinics, as well as known donation and co-parenting, Natalie considers the legal issues associated with the different...
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