18 Sep, 2015
Administrative errors at IVF clinics jeopardise families’ legal parenthood
In this recent case, the President of the Family Division made damming criticisms of IVF clinics across the UK, and their regulator the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, highlighting a
29 Oct, 2012
Gay sperm donor pays maintenance for ‘his’ children
The Guardian has reported the case of NGA client Mark Langridge, who donated his sperm to a lesbian couple who conceived two children in 1998 and 2000. More than a
07 Aug, 2012
Sperm donor or dad? Article in G3 magazine
Sarah has written an article for lesbian magazine G3 about known donor disputes, and the recent Court of Appeal decision to award contact to a biological father who donated his
28 May, 2012
Gaydar radio on the options for same sex parents
Sarah Wood-Heath was interviewed on Gaydar Radio on Saturday morning about same sex parenting and the options and pitfalls for gay and lesbian parents starting a family. Talking to Neil and Debbie
02 Mar, 2012
Egg and sperm donors – how did it go?
Following her article written for our blog back in August last year, Kriss Fearon from the National Gamete Donation Trust has asked us to post this message about the important research the NGDT
24 Feb, 2012
Known donation on trial
By Natalie Gamble, Published in BioNews 645 The family court has been making law on known donors, with a number of recent disputes between known sperm donors and lesbian mothers.
10 Feb, 2012
How to avoid a known donor dispute
The courts are all talking about same sex parenting disputes. The Court of Appeal has this week been hearing from a donor applying for contact with his biological son
20 Oct, 2011
HFEA shift on donor payments will make little difference
The HFEA announced yesterday that, after an extensive public consultation and review, the system for paying egg and sperm donors in the UK is changing. Instead of donors being paid
23 Aug, 2011
UK Donor Link threatened with closure
We are dismayed and alarmed by news that funding may be withdrawn from UK Donor Link, an organisation which provides vital support to donor conceived people conceived in the UK
16 Aug, 2011
NGDT wants to hear donors’ voices
The National Gamete Donation Trust (NGDT) are running a Donor Satisfaction Survey on the back of some poor feedback from prospective egg and sperm donors. They asked for our support
