Fertility Network UK to run 6-week course on LGBTQ+ Pathways to Parenthood
NGA Law is delighted to be part of an educational course being run for intended LGBT+ parents by national fertility charity Fertility Network UK. Run online on Thursday evenings in August and September, the course offers free digital access to expert opinion and...
UK government withdraws emergency passport scheme for surrogate babies born in Ukraine
NGA Law has been notified that emergency travel documents will no longer be issued routinely for British surrogate babies born in Ukraine. We understand that the Foreign Office and HM Passport Office have made a joint decision to withdraw the emergency scheme –...
International Surrogacy Forum in Copenhagen
An important international conference on surrogacy took place in Copenhagen in June 2023, which Natalie was delighted to attend. A follow up from a 2019 meeting at Cambridge University, the conference brought together surrogacy experts from every corner of the globe,...
Georgian Prime Minister announces surrogacy ban for foreigners from 1 January 2024
On 12 June 2023, the Georgian Prime Minister announced that surrogacy in Georgia will be prohibited for overseas intended parents, with only Georgian citizens able to access it. Georgia has become increasingly popular among international intended parents following the...
Natalie Gamble at The Fertility Show
Natalie was delighted to speak at the Fertility Show at Olympia in London in May. She was asked to join fertility author Jessica Hepburn for two expert Q&A sessions, the first on surrogacy and the second on LGBT+ family building. In the surrogacy session, Natalie...
Fertility Nurses Forum: Future directions in surrogacy law
The national Fertility Nurses’ Congress was held this year in Solihull in May. Following publication of the Law Commission’s final recommendations, Natalie was invited to address the conference on what surrogacy law reform will mean for fertility nurses. Natalie...
Natalie and Helen discussed the surrogacy law reform proposals in BioNews
The Law Commissions of England and Wales and Scotland have published their final recommendations for UK surrogacy law reform on 29 March 2023, suggesting new measures that they say will modernise surrogacy laws in the UK to make the process for intended parents more...
The Law Commission’s proposals for surrogacy law reform are a positive step, but represent a missed opportunity to make real change
Following an extensive project which started in 2018, the Law Commissions of England and Wales and Scotland have today published their final recommendations for UK surrogacy law reform. Their proposals will – they say – modernise UK law, better support...