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28
Nov
2025

Preimplantation Embryo Gene Editing: Is This A Step Forward?

There have been recent news reports that a US startup has raised tens of millions of dollars to fund research into preimplantation embryo gene editing to prevent serious hereditary genetic diseases. This startup from San Francisco, called Preventive, has the backing of giants in technology like Sam Altman (CEO of OpenAI) and Brian Armstrong (CEO of cryptocurrency platform Coinbase). However, pushing the boundaries of human reproduction through preimplantation embryo gene editing has serious ramifications. It is not as simple as saying this technology, responsibly and safely applied, could cure hereditary genetic diseases and enable people to live longer and healthier lives.

05
Sep
2024

Blog, Donor conception law, embryo law, fertility law, Louisa Ghevaert, News

BioNews’ 25th Birthday Celebration

Louisa Ghevaert was pleased to attend BioNews' 25th Birthday Celebration on 4 September 2024 at the Conway Hall in Red Lion Square, Holborn, London. This invitation-only event was well attended by a community of leading experts and supporters from across the fertility, medical, scientific and academic sectors. This special event included speeches looking at which developments in fertility, genomics and embryo research will have the greatest impact over the next twenty five years, as well as the presentation of the inaugural Marcus Pembrey BioNews Writing Prize.

12
Jul
2024

Blog, embryo law, fertility law, Louisa Ghevaert

Can Air Pollution Affect My Fertility?

A groundbreaking study presented at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology's (ESHRE) 40th Annual Meeting in Amsterdam (7-10 July 2024) shows that exposure to air pollution can significantly decrease the chance of a live birth after IVF treatment by 38 percent. It found that air pollution's negative impact on fertility starts before conception by disrupting egg development and quality. This adds to previous findings that microscopic soot particles travel through the bloodstream into the ovaries and placenta leading to increased miscarriage rates and premature births.

21
Jun
2024

Blog, embryo law, fertility law, Louisa Ghevaert, Modern family law, News, Parenting law

Resolution’s Modern Families Forum 2024

Louisa Ghevaert attended Resolution's Modern Families Forum 2024 on 20 June 2024 and had the privilege of meeting Baroness Brenda Hale of Richmond DBE and listening to her keynote address on the legal recognition of “family” from the 1960s to the present day. Lady Hale successfully broke through the glass ceiling and was the first woman President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom from 2017 until her retirement in 2020. In meeting Lady Hale, Louisa was privileged to discuss her legal involvement and the transformational outcome of Whittington Hospital NHS Trust v XX [2020] UKSC 14, which was Lady Hale's last case in the Supreme Court and enabled the recovery of damages for fertility treatment, donor conception and surrogacy following medical negligence.

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