What is the difference between parental responsibility and legal parenthood?

by Robyn | Nov 19, 2025 | Adoption, Donor conception, LGBT+ family building, Surrogacy

Parental responsibility and legal parenthood are legal terms which relate to the rights and responsibilities which parents and other adults have in relation to children. Both are possible at once but also individually without the other. Below, we look at the nuances...

Natalie speaks at legal event in London on international adoption, surrogacy and non-biological parents

by Robyn | Jul 28, 2025 | Adoption, International surrogacy, Surrogacy, Surrogacy campaigning

Natalie was delighted to join a wonderful panel at Dawson Cornwell in London to discuss the maze of international adoption and surrogacy, speaking alongside adoption law specialist Hilka Holman, Judge Fiona Mwale of the Malawi High Court, Spencer Clarke from the...

Natalie speaks at the Fertility Show 2025

by Alejandra | May 27, 2025 | International surrogacy, LGBT+ family building, Surrogacy, Surrogacy campaigning

Natalie was delighted to speak at the Fertility Show at Olympia in London on Saturday 17 May 2025. She was asked to join host Seetal Savla for a Q&A panel on surrogacy together with Kreena Dhiman, a parent through independent UK surrogacy, podcaster and founder of...

Cracking the Register open – what does the legal change mean for donor-conceived people?

by Robyn | Apr 17, 2025 | Donor conception, Embryos, eggs and sperm, LGBT+ family building

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. (Pre-2005 donors remain anonymous to this day,...

Natalie speaks at Progress Educational Trust event: The fertility landscape for LGBTQ+ communities

by Xander Gowler | Feb 27, 2025 | Donor conception, Gender identity, LGBT+ family building, Surrogacy, Surrogacy campaigning

  Natalie was delighted to join a panel of expert speakers for an event attended by more than 100 people last week to discuss barriers to family building for the LGBTQ+ community. Natalie spoke about the evolution of the law and where it is still lagging behind,...