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Posthumous conception means conceiving with someone's egg, sperm or embryo after they have died. When someone consents to their eggs, sperm or embryos being stored, they are asked to decide what should happen if they die or become mentally incapable. It is very important that consent to posthumous storage use of eggs, sperm or embryos is given carefully and with sufficient detail, since the consent will be relied on after it is too late to clarify someone's intentions. As a general rule,...
Suzi's article looks at the case of IM and MM v HFEA, which concerned the storage and export of frozen eggs
Natalie’s article for Infertility Network UK magazine, published Winter 2010, looks at how the law works for widowed parents who want to use their partner’s gametes or embryos to conceive a child after their death
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.
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