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Couple win IVF postcode lottery battle against PCT
A married couple from Portsmouth have won a rare IVF funding victory against their local PCT following a hard-fought legal battle.
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Fertility treatment is on the rise in the UK
The latest figures released by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) show a six percent increase in the number of fertility treatments undergone in the UK last year.
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2011
International Surrogacy: British couple allowed to keep children born to two Indian surrogate mothers
The Family Division have awarded parental orders to a married British couple to secure the legal status of their two children. following an international surrogacy arrangement in India. The two children were conceived with two different Indian surrogate mothers using an anonymous egg donor and the intended father's sperm.
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International surrogacy law: Bulgaria moves to legalize surrogacy
As the global surrogacy and fertility sector continues to expand, Bulgaria's Parliament has approved a first reading of an amending and supplementary bill to the Family Code to legalize surrogacy according to a recent report by FOCUS News Agency.
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2011
Fertility treatment, IVF, PGD and the creation of healthy embryos
I was delighted to attend Progress Educational Trust's 2011 annual conference entitled "The best possible start in life: the robust and responsive embryo on Wednesday 23 November 2011.
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2011
Louisa Ghevaert lectures on international surrogacy at The Fertility Show 2011
I was delighted to attend the Fertility Show and give a lecture to a packed audience on the complex laws surrounding international surrogacy for a second year running.
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American Bar Association hosts international fertility and surrogacy law congress
Louisa Ghevaert was delighted to be an invited guest speaker and moderator at The American Bar Association's international assisted reproduction law congress in Las Vegas from 26-29 October 2011.
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2011
Surrogacy should not be equated to adoption: a headache for law and policy makers?
Surrogacy and adoption are different and they should not be treated the same in law and practice. Surrogacy has its own unique identity and character and this brings challenges for law and policy makers who seek to regulate surrogacy at home and abroad and introduce an international legal framework for the recognition of legal parentage.
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2011
International surrogacy article featuring Louisa Ghevaert published in fertility magazine Fertility Road
An article by Louisa Ghevaert entitled "International surrogacy: a legal minefield?" is featured in the winter 2011/2012 edition of fertility magazine Fertility Road.
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2011
Pink Parenting magazine features article on international surrogacy: navigating the legal pitfalls
Pink Parenting magazine features an article by me in its September/October 2011 issue on navigating the legal pitfalls associated with international surrogacy.
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2011
Fertility treatment and parenting: a quantum shift?
Increasing numbers of people are using surrogacy, IVF and egg and sperm donation to build families.
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2011
Fertility, infertility and parenting: is fertility preservation for women the way forward?
Increasing numbers of women in the UK are postponing plans to have a family. Instead, many women are prioritising a foothold on the property ladder, career progression and consolidation of their financial positions and relationships.
