Media coverage of sperm donor case

December 3, 2007

in Conception, Embryos and Donation Storage

The media has reported the case of sperm donor Andy Bathie, represented by Natalie Gamble after being pursued for maintenance payments after donating his sperm to a lesbian couple. Coverage includes:

The Times – Lawyer of the week (Natalie Gamble)

The Law Society Gazette – Lawyer in the news (Natalie Gamble)

The Guardian – Lesbian mother hits back in row over donor support payments

The Daily Telegraph – Sperm donor pays maintenance to lesbians

Daily Mail – Why fireman sperm donor must pay to raise our children

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In 2005, UK law changed to require any donors donating their eggs or sperm (gametes) in UK licensed clinics to be ‘ID-release’. This was a significant pivot from the law pre-2005, under which gamete donors were anonymous. Donor-conceived people born following the 2005 law change, who have the legal right to find out the identity of their donor once they are adults, have now begun to reach the age of 18 from around November 2023.

Natalie Gamble guests with Fertility Alliance on the legal aspects of egg and sperm donation

Natalie was delighted to be interviewed as part of a series of information videos from UK charity The Fertility Alliance. Talking with charity lead Kate Brian, Natalie talks about how the law affects parents conceiving a child with donated gametes or embryos, and the various associated considerations and implications.

Natalie Gamble argues the law on parentage should be widened at the Family Justice Council 17th annual debate, chaired by the President of the High Court Family Division

Natalie was delighted to be invited to speak at a Royal Courts of Justice event on 5 December 2004 on the issue of legal parenthood, run by the Family Justice Council and discussing whether it was time for the law on parentage to be widened.

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Media coverage of sperm donor case

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