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BioNews Comment articles written by Daniel Bodri, Nick Macklon and Kamal Ahuja:
Shared motherhood IVF for lesbian couples is gaining acceptance in the UK |
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27 November 2017 - by Daniel Bodri, Nick Macklon and Kamal Ahuja |
In 2008, parliament voted to scrap the controversial 'need for a father' requirement from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act; a consideration for 'supportive parenting' took its place. Alongside legislation giving rights to civil partnership (2004) and to marriage (2014) to same-sex couples, this provided the basis for a sudden surge in fertility treatment options for single and lesbian women... [Read More] |