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14
May
2023

Blog, Donor conception law, fertility law, Louisa Ghevaert, Modern family law

Sperm Donor Fraud: One Year On from Netflix’s Documentary “Our Father”

The impact of sperm donor fraud and ongoing work to counter this was addressed at the American Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (AAAA) Huntingdon Beach, California, Annual Conference from 30 April – 2 May 2023. This session was led by Jacoba Ballard, who featured in the Netflix 2022 Documentary "Our Father", being one of the first to suspect that well-known US fertility doctor Dr. Donald Cline had secretly replaced anonymous sperm samples and couples’ own sperm samples with his own.

09
May
2023

Blog, embryo law, fertility law, Louisa Ghevaert

One Year On Since Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization [2022]

The American Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (AAAA) Huntingdon Beach, California, Annual Conference from 30 April – 2 May 2023 provided an in-depth review of current issues and challenges impacting fertility patients, intended parents, surrogates and professionals across the US assisted reproductive technology sector. This included a session which highlighted the importance of countering "anti-family legislation" across the US in the post-Dobbs era.

08
May
2023

Blog, fertility law, international surrogacy law, Louisa Ghevaert, Surrogacy law

American Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys 2023 Annual Conference

Louisa Ghevaert was delighted to attend the American Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (AAAA) Huntingdon Beach, California, Annual Conference from 30 April - 2 May 2023.

21
Apr
2023

Blog, fertility law, international surrogacy law, Louisa Ghevaert, Modern family law, Surrogacy law

The Surrogacy Network: UK Surrogacy Law Reform 2023

I was delighted to attend The Surrogacy Network on 20 April 2023 to hear from The Law Commission on their proposals for surrogacy law reform in the UK. They propose a new pathway to legal parenthood for domestic surrogacy arrangements, to enable intended parents to become the surrogate born child’s legal parents at birth, subject to eligibility conditions. It stimulated wide ranging questions and debate on the future practice of surrogacy and how to improve the pathway to parenthood for parents, children and families.

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