A watchdog is threatening NHS England with legal action if it does not begin offering fertility treatments to transgender patients as standard.
BBC News, 5th August 2018
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‘An inquiry into the ethical issues surrounding genetically altering a human embryo has found there is “no absolute reason not to pursue it”. But appropriate measures must be put in place before it becomes UK law, said the report – which calls for further research both medically and socially.’
BBC News, 17th July 2018
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‘IVF patients will need to be told when expensive “add-ons” to fertility treatments are not likely to be effective, under new rules due to be issued to clinics later this year.’
The Guardian, 9th July 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Andrew Powell, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, considers recent developments relating to surrogacy law, including new guidance, as well as the latest cases concerning administrative errors and the HFEA.’
Family Law Week, 8th March 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Doctors in Newcastle have been granted permission to create Britain’s first “three-person babies” for two women who are at risk of passing on devastating and incurable genetic diseases to their children.’
The Guardian, 1st February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A lesbian couple who wanted a baby were discriminated against over their sexuality after being denied access to funded IVF treatment which would have been given to same-sex partners.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th December 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘IVF and surrogacy cases are putting the courts under pressure, a High Court judge has said, as he urged an update to legislation.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Andrew Powell, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, considers recent developments relating to surrogacy law as well as the latest cases concerning administrative errors and the HFEA.’
Family Law Week, 7th November 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Rose-Marie Drury, Senior Associate with Mills & Reeve LLP, considers the legal issues for parties involved in such arrangements.’
Family Law Week, 18th October 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The fertility regulator has launched an investigation into allegations that IVF clinics are inducing women to donate eggs in return for free or discounted treatment.’
The Guardian, 2nd May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A clinic in Newcastle upon Tyne has been granted the UK’s first licence to carry out a trial of “three person IVF” (Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy, or MRT). The fertility technique is intended to be used by couples who want to prevent genetic diseases being passed on to their children, due to faulty mitochondrial DNA. The process uses genetic material from the mother, father and a female donor, and replaces faulty genetic material in the mother’s DNA with the female donor’s genetic material.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th March 2017
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Babies made from two women and one man have been approved by the UK’s fertility regulator.’
BBC News, 15th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It is time to start making babies from three people, according to scientists advising the UK’s fertility regulator.’
BBC News, 30th November 2016
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‘The widow of a Falklands war veteran has won a High Court bid to keep frozen embryos that they had created.’
BBC News, 28th September 2016
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‘A centimetre of ink” nearly came between a couple and their child when the pair were told by a hospital they would have to adopt their child after failing to cross a tick box on a fertility treatment form.’
The Independent, 29th August 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman who wants to use her dead daughter’s frozen eggs to give birth to her own grandchild has won a Court of Appeal battle.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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