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20
Oct
2022

Blog, Donor conception law, embryo law, fertility law, Modern family law, Posthumous conception law, Surrogacy law

HFEA ‘State of the Fertility Sector 2021-22’ report

The HFEA has recently published its annual ‘State of the Fertility Sector 2021-22’ report. Its makes for mainly positive reading in that of the 90,000 treatment and storage cycles carried out in the UK during 2021-22, less than 1 percent incurred an incident. As such, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) reports that patients can be reassured that they will receive safe and high quality care at UK fertility clinics.

13
Sep
2022

Blog, Donor conception law, embryo law, fertility law, international surrogacy law, Modern family law, Parenting law, Posthumous conception law, Surrogacy law

Is it important to protect my fertility and genetic legacy?

Individual fertility is precious and fragile. It can be lost or impaired for a variety of reasons, making it important to maximise and protect it for future family building purposes. Recognition and protection of individual genetic legacy is also becoming increasingly important from a medical standpoint, personal identity perspective, for personal privacy and security reasons and for the benefit of future generations as scientific, medical and genomic technology continues to rapidly advance. As such, it is important to take steps to protect individual fertility and genetic legacy not just for yourself but for the benefit of your partner/spouse and family too.

05
Aug
2022

Blog, Donor conception law, embryo law, fertility law, international surrogacy law, Louisa Ghevaert, Modern family law, Parenting law, Posthumous conception law, Surrogacy law

Later-life parenthood: what do I need to consider?

Women and men are increasingly delaying having children in their twenties and thirties, choosing instead to focus on their jobs and careers, becoming a homeowner and building a more stable economic position. In addition, increasing acceptance of non-traditional family forms and growing numbers of people choosing to become parents in second-time relationships are driving trends in later-life parenthood. As a result, more people are turning to fertility treatment, donor conception and surrogacy to overcome issues associated with age-related fertility decline and advancing age. Demand for fertility treatment is further fuelled by increasing awareness that a woman’s fertility is finite, typically showing significant falls in fertility levels and successful birth outcomes as from age 35.

03
Aug
2022

Blog, Donor conception law, embryo law, fertility law, Louisa Ghevaert, Modern family law, Parenting law, Posthumous conception law, Surrogacy law

Understanding of Fertility, Genomics and Embryo Research in the UK in 2022

To mark its 30th anniversary in 2022, the Progress Educational Trust (“PET”) commissioned important research, supported by Ferring Pharmaceuticals, to gauge public awareness about fertility, genomics and embryo research in the UK. Ipsos carried out a nationally representative online survey of 2,233 UK adults on PET’s behalf between 24 - 27 March 2022. The results matter because they provide a snapshot of current public understanding and opinion about issues impacting the fertility sector and rapid advances in the field of genomics to combat genetic diseases. These research findings are also significant because they come at a time when law reform is expected in these key areas in the UK.

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