Legally Speaking

HFEA Changes Surrogacy Rules on Exporting Sperm, Eggs and Embryos from U.K. to U.S.

Legally Speaking Dec 08, 2020

U.K. intended parents who wish to transport their gametes or embryos to clinics in the U.S. to conceive with a gestational carrier will now be able to arrange export much more straightforwardly.

California Court Denies Widow Right to Posthumous Reproduction

Legally Speaking Nov 16, 2020

The Potential Impact of Reversing or Restricting the Constitutional Protections of Roe v. Wade

Legally Speaking Oct 12, 2020

Without the privacy protections of Roe and its progeny, states would be free--as some have repeatedly tried to do already--to enact laws that confer legal “personhood” beginning at fertilization. These would severely restrict the practice of IVF and pregnancy management.

The Impact of a Pandemic on International Surrogacy: An Interview with ART Attorneys Margaret Swain and Nidhi Desai

Legally Speaking Aug 18, 2020

This month's column addresses Pandemic related challenges that have arisen for participants and professionals involved in the steps of international surrogacy arrangements, and how they have been met.

A Medical Practitioner's Guide to the Child Parent Security Act

Legally Speaking Apr 13, 2020

The New York Child Parent Security Act (CPSA), recently passed the New York Legislature, was signed into law on April 3, 2020, and will go into effect on Feb 15, 2021. 

Frozen Embryos and Egg Freezing

Legally Speaking Feb 17, 2020

Frozen embryos continue to make litigation headlines, as does egg freezing.