Helen and Natalie were invited to attend a debate in the House of Lords this evening on UK surrogacy law reform, together with other members of the surrogacy community. Led by Baroness Barker, the debate aired some of the current problems experienced by parents,...
Surrogacy UK Law
UK surrogate vetoes legal parenthood for biological parents despite having no wish to be involved in children’s lives
The High Court has ruled that it cannot award legal parenthood to the biological parents of twins born through a UK surrogacy arrangement, because the surrogate who carried them has refused to give her permission. Under UK law, surrogacy agreements are unenforceable...
NGA quoted in the Independent – NHS hospitals forcing surrogate families to hand over newborn babies in car parks
Today's Independent has featured a news piece about problems experienced by parents through UK surrogacy caused by the lack of at-birth legal parenthood, resulting in NHS hospitals forcing surrogates to hand over babies to their parents in hospital car parks rather...
Is surrogacy law reform finally on the horizon? – Article published in Fertility Road
We were asked to write an article for Fertility Road magazine about why we think surrogacy law needs to change - and how it should change. Read the full article here.The UK's leading surrogacy lawyers Find out more about how we support families through surrogacy
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The Law Commission (the UK’s independent body which reviews out of date laws and recommends whether and how they should be reformed) is considering whether to review UK surrogacy law as part of its next programme.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...