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Donor conception at fertility clinics (UK law)

Sperm and egg donation services are provided by many UK fertility clinics, which match recipients and donors and provide fertility treatment services.  Many clinics recruit their own egg or sperm donors in the UK although some buy in donated eggs or sperm from other clinics and sperm banks (which might be in the UK or abroad).   There are also various donor-matching websites in the UK which introduce donors and recipients, who then make their own conception arrangements...

Declarations of parentage following administrative errors (Lexis Nexis, October 2015)

Suzi's article, published by Lexis Nexis, reviews the cases heard by the President of the Family Division dealing with parenthood after sperm donation.

Whose information is it anyway? (INUK magazine, Autumn 2012)

Natalie's article, published in the Infertility Network UK magazine in autumn 2012, discusses the rights to information available to those conceiving through egg or sperm donation in the UK.

Sperm donation and information rights (Ova magazine, Autumn 2010)

Natalie's article, published in Ova magazine in autumn 2010, discusses the rights to information available to those conceiving through sperm donation in the UK.

Gifts of life - the HFEA review of donation policy (INUK magazine, Summer 2010)

Natalie's article, published in the Infertility Network UK magazine in summer 2010, updates fertility patients on the HFEA's review of UK donation policy.

Considering the need for a father (Reproductive Biomedicine, May 2009)

Natalie's article, published in medial journal Reproductive Biomedicine in May 2009, looks at the history of fertility clinics' duty to consider the welfare of the child, and discusses the controversy around the removal of the reference to a 'need for a father'.

The brave new world of fertility law (INUK magazine, Spring 2008)

Natalie's article, published in the Infertility Network UK magazine in spring 2008, explains the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill 2008 and its proposed changes to the law, covering same-sex parents, welfare of the child, donor information rights and embryo storage.

UK donor conception: useful organisations

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority The HFEA regulates donor conception at licensed clinics in the UK and supports donor, donor-conceived people and their parents seeking information from the Register of Information.   The Donor Conception Network The Donor Conception Network is a UK national charity which provides invaluable support, information and resources to donor-conceived people and their families.  Their philosophy is to encourage openness about donor conce...

Stonewall Pregnant Pause guide for lesbian and bisexual women

Natalie wrote the legal sections of Stonewall's well-known guide for lesbian couples considering starting a family together. It contains useful information on all the things to consider if you are thinking of starting a family.

Stonewall guide to NHS fertility funding for lesbian and bisexual women

In February 2013, we helped write Stonewall's guide for lesbian couples accessing fertility treatment on the NHS.

Re E and F (2013) - lesbian couple, parenthood of non-birth mother, procedure at fertility clinic

The High Court held that a lesbian non-birth mother was not a parent after the couple failed to follow the correct procedures at the clinic to nominate her as a legal parent.

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 deals with parenthood law in surrogacy cases. Sections 33 to 53 set out who are treated as the legal parents when a child is born. Section 54 sets out the rules on parental orders.

HFEA Code of Practice on donor conception

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Code of Practice sets out the rules which UK fertility clinics must comply with when dealing with egg, sperm and embryo donation.