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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.

25
Jan
2020

Blog, fertility law, Louisa Ghevaert, News, Posthumous conception law

BBC Radio 5 Live Interview: harvesting dead men’s sperm for posthumous conception

Louisa Ghevaert was delighted to join the debate on BBC Radio 5 Live on 21 January 2020 with Emma Barnett on whether law in the UK should be changed to enable the harvesting of dead men's sperm for posthumous conception by strangers.

17
Jul
2019

Blog, fertility law, Modern family law, Posthumous conception law

Emily Hartridge: Life you literally can’t plan for it

Emily Hartridge, TV presenter, Instagrammer and well-known Youtuber was the first person to be fatally injured in Britain when her electric scooter collided with a lorry near her home in South London. She had fought to preserve her fertility for the last three years. Just two days before her accident, she had announced that she was part way through fertility treatment to freeze embryos and start a family with her partner.