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23
Apr
2026

NICE Updated Fertility Guideline 2026

Louisa Ghevaert was delighted to attended Progress Educational Trust's event "What Does the NICE Fertility Guideline Update Mean For You?" on 15 April 2026. This followed the first comprehensive update of the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Fertility Guideline since 2013. This event looked at a range of issues including whether this will improve access and NHS funding for fertility treatment across England, the new endometriosis fertility pathway, new focus on fertility care at a primary care level, increased focus on male factor fertility and diversity and inclusion (to include transgender and non-binary individuals).

23
Mar
2026

Legal Status of ‘Father’ & Attribution of Parental Responsibility: The Role Of Biology/Genetics

On 20 March 2026 The Court of Appeal published its ruling on three separate appeals concerning the status of 'father' and attribution of parental responsibility in Re J, M-S-K-B & P [2026] EWCA Civ 344. In all three cases, the Court was tasked with determining the legal status of the men who had been registered as 'father' on the child's birth certificate and shared parental responsibility with the mother in circumstances where this was subsequently contested.

28
Nov
2025

Preimplantation Embryo Gene Editing: Is This A Step Forward?

US startup Preventive, backed by tech giants like Sam Altman and Brian Armstrong, has raised millions for preimplantation embryo gene editing to prevent genetic diseases. However, this technology raises serious ethical and safety concerns.

23
May
2025

DNA Testing Firm 23andMe Avoids Bankruptcy With $256m Sale: What Happens To My Genetic Data?

DNA testing firm 23andMe avoids bankruptcy with an announcement on 19 May 2025 that it will be bought by US biotechnology company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for $256 million (approximately £192 million). Regeneron Pharmaceuticals plans to operate 23andMe and continue all consumer genome services as a wholly-owned company subsidiary. This follows news reports on 23 March 2025 that 23andMe had petitioned for bankruptcy following financial difficulties and data privacy concerns after a cyber hack in 2023 which affected personal data of 7 million users. However, this continues to raise questions for 15 million users worldwide about what will happen to their genetic information?

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