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

by Robyn | Apr 17, 2025 | Conception, Embryos and Donation Storage

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

by Robyn | Jan 10, 2025 | Conception

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 eggs, sperm or embryos,...

Natalie speaks at Progress Educational Trust event on known donation

by Franklyn | Nov 11, 2020 | Conception, Embryos and Donation Storage

Natalie Gamble was part of the panel of speakers discussing known donation at the Progress Educational Trust’s event: ‘Known unknowns: the pros, cons and consequences of known donation’. The event, attended by more than 200 people and covered in a feature on Woman’s...

How can we protect our rights as a lesbian couple conceiving at home with a known sperm donor?

by Franklyn | Nov 10, 2017 | Conception, Embryos and Donation Storage

There are various different ways to conceive a family as a lesbian couple, but one which often prompts questions about the law is home insemination with a known sperm donor. We have put this Q&A together to answer some of the most common questions we are asked. “I...

Rainbow connections: how to build strong foundations for known donation and co-parenting – Article published in Fertility Road magazine

by Natalie | Oct 22, 2017 | Conception

We have written an article for Fertility Road magazine for parents considering known donation or co-parenting, giving our top tips on how to set things up in th ebest way possible: 1. Talk, talk, talk – and more importantly listen, listen, listen 2. Put things...