Ensuring respect for children's human rights in donor conception and surrogacy
Professor Marilyn Crawshaw, Dr Astrid Indekeu and Hannah Markham KC outline work to centre children's human rights in surrogacy and gamete donation...
Dr Astrid Indekeu
Research Fellow at KU Leuven University
Dr Astrid Indekeu has a PhD in Biomedical Sciences, an MSc in Clinical Psychology and an MSc in Sexology. Astrid is a clinical psychologist at the Support and Expertise Centre for Families by Donor Conception, Belgium, and is a research fellow at the Centre of Sociological Research at KU Leuven University, Belgium, with an expertise in the field of families after donor conception. She is the initiator of the Support and Expertise Centre for Families by Donor Conception.
BioNews Articles by Dr Astrid Indekeu
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Landmark ruling for donor-conceived people regarding DNA-testing of gamete donors
In June 2023, Anke Wesenbeek, a 30-year-old Belgian donor-conceived woman won a landmark court case after a year-long battle to gain information about her paternal heritage...