UK surrogacy law embraces single parents from today – NGA celebrating after a long campaign

by Franklyn | Jan 3, 2019 | Surrogacy, Surrogacy UK Law

We are celebrating the coming into force of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 which, from today, enables single parents through surrogacy to apply for a parental order to become their child’s legal parent and to obtain a UK birth...

Surrogacy isn’t about the money, but the law must change – Comment piece by Natalie published in The Guardian

by Natalie | Dec 4, 2018 | Surrogacy, Surrogacy UK Law

Natalie Gamble has written a comment piece for the Guardian about surrogacy law reform, following her interview on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme yesterday. Arguing that the law in the UK need to recognise the reality of payments within UK surrogacy, she says this is...

Surrogacy law reform: where are we now? – Article published in the British Infertility Counselling Association journal

by Natalie | Oct 23, 2018 | Surrogacy, Surrogacy UK Law

We were asked to write an article for the British Infertility Counselling Association’s journal about surrogacy law reform, why it’s needed and where it’s heading now that the Law Commission has started a project to review the law – with...

Single parent surrogacy reform goes back to Parliament

by Franklyn | Jul 28, 2018 | Surrogacy, Surrogacy UK Law

The draft remedial order which will change the law to allow single parents through surrogacy to apply for parental orders has gone back to Parliament for a second time.  When will the law change? It will now be considered by the Parliamentary Committee for its second...

Single parent surrogacy – the government must heed Parliament’s warning – Article published in Bionews

by Franklyn | Mar 26, 2018 | Surrogacy, Surrogacy UK Law

Natalie has written a comment piece for this week’s Bionews supporting Parliament’s criticism of the government ‘remedial order’ which will enable single parents, like couples, to apply for a parental order if they conceive a child through surrogacy. Although the...