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Modern surrogacy practice and the need for reform – Article published in Journal of Medical Law and Ethics
Helen and Natalie have written a substantive article for the Journal of Medical Law and Ethics about our experience of modern surrogacy practice for UK parents. They look at how surrogacy works in the UK, as well as what drives parents overseas and surrogacy practice...
Surrogacy law is incompatible with the rights of single parents – Article published in Fertility Network UK magazine
Natalie has written a short snappy article for the Fertility Network UK magazine about the recent High Court ruling in our Re Z case (which declared the law incompatible with the rights of single parents) and its significance. Read Natalie’s article 'Surrogacy law is...
Don’t miss your chance to tell the Law Commission why they should review UK surrogacy law
The Law Commission (the UK’s independent body which reviews out of date laws and recommends whether and how they should be reformed) is considering whether to review UK surrogacy law as part of its next programme. Following the human rights declaration made in our...
Single parent surrogacy – what the High Court ruling really means – Article published in Bionews
Natalie has, together with our counsel in the case of Re Z Elizabeth Isaacs QC and Adem Muzaffer, written a comment piece for this week’s Bionews explaining the significant of the High Court's ruling in the case, which looks set to change the law for single parents...
NGA in the Law Society Gazette on the Law Commission’s surrogacy law reform project
NGA has been interviewed by the Law Society Gazette about the Law Commission's announcement that it plans to review UK surrogacy law, and our leading role in pushing for law reform. The piece says: Identifying surrogacy as an area of law where reform may be required,...
It’s time to review UK surrogacy law – Article published in Family Law
Natalie has written a short article for Family Law about the urgent need for surrogacy law reform, and how we think the law should change. We hope it will encourage UK family lawyers to get on board with our campaign for surrogacy law reform. Read the full article...
Victory in our single dad surrogacy case – President of the High Court Family Division makes declaration of incompatibility
We are thrilled to report victory in our long-running case which has sought to challenge the discrimination against single parents in UK surrogacy law. Sir James Munby, the President of the High Court Family Division, has today made a formal declaration that UK law...
NGA quoted in today’s Telegraph – how to have a baby by surrogate in the UK
Today's Telegraph includes a feature about surrogacy in the UK entitled 'How to have a baby by surrogate in the UK' following an interview with Natalie to answer various questions, including: Is surrogacy right for you? There are lots of reasons why a couple would use...
‘Maternity leave’ for surrogacy starts today
From today, parents in the UK expecting a child through surrogacy have the same rights to time off work as other new parents. Reforms under the Children and Families Act 2014 come into force on 5 April and extend adoption leave to surrogacy, so that gay dads and...