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08
Feb
2024

Blog, Embryo Law, Fertility Law, Louisa Ghevaert

IVF Add-Ons: How Should We Score the HFEA’s New Ratings System?

On 7 February 2024 Louisa Ghevaert was delighted to attend Progress Educational Trust's informative event on the HFEA's new IVF 'Add-Ons' ratings system. It looked at the development, understanding, evidence and use of IVF 'Add-Ons'. It also celebrated 25 years of publishing BioNews, an online newsletter publishing news on the science, law and ethics of human genetics, assisted conception, and related topics.

13
Jan
2024

Assisted Reproduction Law, Blog, Fertility Law, Louisa Ghevaert

Declining Global Fertility Rates: A Growing Problem

The global decline in fertility rates needs to be addressed according to an International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS) consensus paper published in Human Reproduction Update on 10 January 2024. It reports that half the countries around the world have a fertility rate below population replacement level. It goes on to predict that many countries will experience population decline of more than 50 percent between 2017 and 2100, leading to serious demographic changes and implications for societies around the world. As such, there needs to be greater focus on the human right to have a family, family-friendly policies and better access to fertility care.

29
Dec
2023

Blog, Declaration of Parentage, Legal Parentage, Louisa Ghevaert, Modern Family Law

Declaration Of Parentage: Will This Resolve My Personal Identity, Legal And Biological Parenthood?

Questions about personal identity, legal and biological parenthood and birth certificates can arise in different ways and create all sorts of complex issues. In some cases, they can come about because of personal searches and histories involving absent parents, adoption and donor conception. For others, unexpected discoveries and issues can arise following a direct-to-consumer DNA test, death of a relative, conversation with a family member, an encounter with a genetic relative or an application for a new birth certificate or passport. This can in turn necessitate a court application for a Declaration of Parentage.

22
Nov
2023

Blog, Louisa Ghevaert, News, Surrogacy Law

Podcast: The Surrogate

In this podcast broadcaster and actress Sue Perkins and journalist Katherine Denkinson examine the story of how one woman, who took on over six different identities, infiltrated the lives of vulnerable people, and lied her way into gaining their trust. Episode 3 of this 6 part series entitled "Carrie Jade Does Not Exist: Episode 3 The Surrogate", tells the story of how one woman became an au pair and a surrogate. Fertility lawyer, Louisa Ghevaert, features in this episode discussing people's motivations for undergoing surrogacy, law and its regulation in the UK.

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