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Surrogacy: What Do Midwives Need To Know?

Louisa Ghevaert is delighted to join a panel of speakers on a webinar hosted by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) on 22 February 2024 entitled “Surrogacy: What Do Midwives Need To Know?”. Louisa’s session will help ensure midwives are aware of the current legal framework around surrogacy in the UK, and proposed legal changes, to enable them to provide appropriate care and support.

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.

Progress Educational Trust AGM 2023: Fertility Law Reform

On 6 December 2023, Louisa Ghevaert attended Progress Educational Trust's Annual Conference “How Much Change Do We Want? Updating Fertility Embryo And Surrogacy Law”. It covered complex issues including extending the 14-day rule for embryo research, removing donor anonymity at birth, “add-ons”, fertility treatment funding and expanding the HFEA’s powers to regulate fertility treatment at UK fertility clinics.

Sue Perkins Podcast Carrie Jade Does Not Exist: Episode 3 The Surrogate

"Carrie Jade Does Not Exist: Episode 3 The Surrogate". Sue Perkins and Katherine Denkinson examine the story of how one woman, who took on over six different identities, lied her way into gaining people's trust. Episode 3 of this 6 part series tells the story of how one woman became an au pair and a surrogate, featuring Louisa Ghevaert discussing surrogacy law (21 November 2023).

Public Policy Projects Genomics Conference 2023

Louisa Ghevaert was delighted to attend the Public Policy Projects (PPP) Global Genomics Conference 2023 on 9 November 2023 in Westminster, London and join the debate about key policy, structural and ethical considerations of participation in genomics.

Genomics England Research Summit 2023

Louisa Ghevaert was delighted to attend Genomics England Research Summit at the Design Center in London on 19 September 2023. It brought together the genomics community to continue to advance research and drive forward much-needed healthcare benefits and genomic medicine for patients, parents, children and families.

BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour Interview: Posthumous Conception

During a BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour interview with Anita Rani on 24 August 2023, Louisa Ghevaert was pleased to discuss posthumous conception law alongside Lauren McGregor, who conceived a son (Seb) in 2022 with her husband’s stored sperm following his death from a brain tumour in July 2020.

British Fertility Society’s Modern Families Day 2023

Louisa Ghevaert is delighted to deliver a surrogacy law update as part of the British Fertility Society’s Modern Families Day on 12 September 2023, forming part of the BFS’s annual study week. Louisa will once again join an expert panel of speakers addressing clinical and legal issues, law reform and wider aspects associated with creating modern families through fertility treatment, egg and sperm donation and surrogacy.

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