Exporting embryos and gametes from the UK: practicalities and the law

by Robyn | Dec 22, 2023 | Conception, Embryos and Donation Storage, Surrogacy

Here is a brief guide to what you need to know if you are considering exporting your frozen gametes (sperm or eggs) or embryos from the UK to overseas. Why might I decide to move my eggs, sperm or embryos from the UK to another country? There are a variety of possible...

High Court affirms legal parenthood without a court hearing – new reported NGA Law

by Robyn | Nov 1, 2023 | Conception

NGA Law has secured a judgment from the High Court affirming the legal parenthood of a father through donor conception at a licensed UK fertility clinic. Mrs Justice Theis ruled that the father was his child’s legal father notwithstanding a missing legal parenthood...

British Fertility Society proposals for reform of UK fertility law

by Robyn | Aug 31, 2023 | Conception, Embryos and Donation Storage, Gender Identity Law, LGBT Law, LGBT Surrogacy, Surrogacy, Surrogacy UK Law

The British Fertility Society has published its awaited recommendations for the government and the HFEA on how UK fertility law needs to be modernised.  The report ‘Proposals for revision of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (as amended),...

Fertility Network UK to run 6-week course on LGBTQ+ Pathways to Parenthood

by Olivia Chan | Aug 4, 2023 | Conception, Embryos and Donation Storage, LGBT Law, LGBT Surrogacy, Surrogacy, Surrogacy UK Law

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...

Fertility Nurses Forum: Future directions in surrogacy law

by Robyn | May 31, 2023 | International Surrogacy, LGBT Surrogacy, Surrogacy, Surrogacy Agencies, Surrogacy UK 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...