Our Events Team Annie joined SUK in 2011 and has given birth to four surro babies since then! She’s recently rejoined the Board of Trustees and is the trustee lead for the Events team. Vicky joined SUK in March 2017 and became part of the Events team later that year. She gave birth to … Continue reading Meet our Events team
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New Trustee Appointment: Audrey Ward
We are delighted to announce the appointment of AUDREY WARD as our first external Trustee. Audrey came into contact with us whilst writing a feature on surrogacy for The Sunday Times Magazine and was impressed by the stories of the families and surrogates she interviewed as well as our friendship first ethos. This in turn … Continue reading New Trustee Appointment: Audrey Ward
The Dad Dream: A Sole Perspective (from a Single Male IP)
January 2019 “Errr…Right. Let me check Mr. Watkins… “ There is a very long pause, during which she is gone from the phone. I can’t help but fill these awkward silences with my own projections. “Joan … There’s a … a man on the phone. He… wants to ….create embryos… Alone.” It is of course, just … Continue reading The Dad Dream: A Sole Perspective (from a Single Male IP)
Surrogacy UK Code of Practice update
The HFEA (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority) govern and regulate all fertility treatments that take place in licensed fertility centres throughout the UK. The code of practice has recently been updated and we are awaiting the official issue of the 9th edition so that we can implement this into our clinical practice. There are a … Continue reading Surrogacy UK Code of Practice update
Fertility regulator calls for clinics to be more open about treatment add-ons
The HFEA, the UK fertility regulator, has called for a change in how patients are offered optional fertility treatment add-ons. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) and 10 of the leading professional and patient fertility groups have agreed how treatment add-ons should be offered ethically in clinical practice in the UK in a consensus … Continue reading Fertility regulator calls for clinics to be more open about treatment add-ons
Surrogacy UK welcomes individuals who want to start families
Surrogacy UK welcomes individuals who want to start families as UK Parliament votes to end three decades of discrimination. Parliament voted last night to allow individuals to become the legal parents of children born through surrogacy in the UK. This ends discrimination against single parents that has existed since laws enabling surrogacy were introduced in 1985. Surrogacy UK … Continue reading Surrogacy UK welcomes individuals who want to start families