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14
Jun
2011

International surrogacy: should there be global regulation?

Surrogacy has become an increasingly popular family building option on a global scale in recent years. Unlike adoption and private international children law, there is no international harmonisation of surrogacy law.

12
Jun
2011

IVF doctor knighted

IVF pioneer and Nobel prize winner, Robert Edwards, is to be knighted in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours.

06
Jun
2011

Donor conception law and policy

‘Octomom’ doctor’s licence to be revoked. The Medical Board of California ruled that the fertility doctor who transferred 12 embryos to a woman who gave birth to octuplets in California in January 2009 earning her the nickname 'octomum' should have his medical licence revoked from 1 July 2011.

27
May
2011

Infertility, fertility law and treatment: how big a problem is it in the UK?

Infertility is estimated to affect one in six couples in the UK (about 3.5 million people) at any one point.

24
May
2011

Fertility Law: multiple IVF birth numbers continue to fall in the UK

The latest figures released by the HFEA show that the numbers of multiple births following IVF continue to fall in the UK.

20
May
2011

High Court Judge gives interview on international commercial surrogacy

Mr Justice Hedley, gives a rare interview to the BBC highlighting the legal difficulties international surrogacy creates.

18
May
2011

International Surrogacy: beware of the legal difficulties warns High Court Judge

11
May
2011

International surrogacy: payments, policy and the media

An article entitled "International Surrogacy: Payment, Public Policy and Media Hype" which I co-authored published by Family Law in May 2011.

07
Jan
2010

Welcome to Louisa Ghevaert’s website

Louisa Ghevaert is internationally recognised as a leading expert in UK fertility, family and parenting law with expertise covering: international surrogacy and UK surrogacy, donor conception, co-parenting, embryo storage and testing, legal parentage, posthumous conception, children and parenting and international family law.

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