Surrogacy in UK law
Find out more about surrogacy in UK law and read up on developments, changes and how NGA Law have been campaigning for surrogacy law reform in the UK.
Explore articles, insights and media appearances covering surrogacy law in the UK.
High Court deals with legal mess after parents through UK surrogacy separate
A three year old boy born through surrogacy has been left in legal limbo after his parents separated without getting a parental order. The boy had been born through a UK surrogacy arrangement involving the intended mother’s friend. She offered to act as a surrogate...
NGA hosts House of Commons reception to celebrate the grant of maternity leave rights for surrogacy
We were thrilled to host a reception at the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday evening to celebrate the change to UK law giving parents through surrogacy rights to maternity leave and pay. NGA co-hosted the reception with John Healey MP, and it was attended by the...
The Brilliant Beginnings of surrogacy reform – Article published in Bionews
To mark the launch of Brilliant Beginnings - the UK's first surrogacy organisation to offer a fully-managed professional surrogacy pathway - Natalie and Helen were asked to write a comment piece for this week's Bionews, covering how they see the future of surrogacy in...
Surrogacy needs a sensible national and international framework – Article published in International Family Law
The Hague Conference on Private International Law announced last year that it was looking at regulating international surrogacy arrangements. Although the process is at an early stage, any international treaty on surrogacy could have a significant impact on the...
Is surrogacy really so unethical?
The Telegraph and Daily Mail have reported that womb transplants may soon become a reality for women unable to carry a baby – groundbreaking science creating a ‘more ethical solution than surrogacy’. Yet again, surrogacy is getting a bad press. It is either...
UK surrogacy laws are unfair, says MP today in Parliament
John Healey MP (the former Shadow Secretary of State for Health) spoke clearly and compellingly in the House of Commons this afternoon about the need for proper maternity leave and pay for mothers through surrogacy in the UK (you can watch John Healey’s speech in full...
NGA on the Vanessa Feltz show talking about surrogacy
Channel 5's Vanessa show today ran a featue about surrogacy. Appearing together with new mum through surrogacy Fiona, Natalie talked to Vanessa (and celebrity guest Mylene Class) about surrogacy law in the UK.The UK's leading surrogacy lawyers Find out more about how...
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...
Why surrogacy law needs an urgent review – Article published in Bionews
As the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill wends its way through Parliament, Natalie writes a comment piece for Bionews about how the government has missed the opportunity to modernise UK surrogacy law. Read the full article here.The UK's leading surrogacy lawyers...
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