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Considering the need for a father – Article published in Reproductive Biomedicine Online
Since 1991 UK fertility clinics have had a legal duty to consider the 'need for a father' of any child who may be born as a result of treatment. In an in-depth article for Reproductive Biomedicine Online, Natalie examines the origins of that legal requirement, how it...
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 comes into force today
Today marks an important step in English fertility law, with the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 – the first major review of UK fertility law for 19 years – coming into force. Our website has been fully updated to take account of all the changes which...
Modern surrogacy in the UK – Article published in The Review
Natalie has written a guide to the basics of surrogacy for other UK family lawyers. Published in The Review, it sets out what surrogacy is, how parents find surrogates and what the law says, as well as giving a couple of case study examples. Read the full article...
Morally straightforward but legally complex: a welcome change to the new embryo storage rules – Article published in Bionews
Natalie has written a comment piece in this week's Bionews about the new embryo storage regulations. Originally planned as a call on the government to amend the proposed new regulations to ensure that a group of precious embryos were not excluded from the new rights...
Natalie Gamble at Reproductive Medicine 2009 conference
Natalie Gamble was delighted to speak at Reproductive Medicine 2009 yesterday. The conference was a two day event at the Institute of Physics in London, assembling leading clinicians and other professionals involved in assisted reproduction. Natalie was invited to...
Government bows to pressure on embryo storage rules – NGA victory and in the news
We welcome the Department of Health’s announcement today that embryos which exceed their five year storage period before 1 October 2009 will not now have to be destroyed (article in the Times today). We have been in contact with the Department of Health on this issue...
Same sex partners to be named on birth certificates from tomorrow
Natalie Gamble was interviewed on the BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast Show this morning about the new rights for same sex partners to be named on the birth certificates of children they conceive together. For lesbian couples, new rules allow the non birth mother to be...
NGA embryo dispute case in the news
The media has featured a case we are acting in involving a couple from Gloucester who are fighting to save their stored embryos. A question of timing means that Mr and Mrs Gladwin do not benefit from fertility law regulations which would otherwise allow them to store...
Natalie Gamble named by Diva as one of Britain’s most influential gay women
Glossy magazine DIVA has included Natalie in its ‘Power 50’ list of the 50 most influential gay women in Britain. Natalie’s write-up mentions her involvement with the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 and the new rights it gives to gay and lesbian parents,...
NGA quoted in the Sunday Times – Embryo storage law leaves some parents out in the cold
Natalie Gamble was quoted in the Sunday Times on 5 July (and in the Daily Mail on 6 July) on problems raised by the government’s proposed new embryo storage laws. Fertility law allows people facing medical treatment which will make them infertile to store eggs, sperm...
Stonewall’s Pregnant Pause: a guide for lesbians on how to get pregnant – with legal info by NGA Law
Stonewall has launched a beautifully illustrated new publication for lesbians who are thinking of starting a family. Called Pregnant Pause, it gives a wealth of up to date information on the different options available to lesbian parents, including NHS funded...
NGA on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour on surrogacy
Natalie Gamble was delighted to be interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour on Friday 19 June 2009 on the subject of surrogacy. The item, chaired by Jennie Murray, looked at the rights of commissioning mothers to leave from work following the birth of a child through...
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