UK Parliamentary office calls for submissions on surrogacy
The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology is planning a POSTnote and calling for submissions on surrogacy law in the UK and internationally...
Harry Hunter
Harry Hunter is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews. He is currently training to be a solicitor at Russell-Cooke Solicitors in London working in Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence litigation. Harry is also undertaking Solicitors Qualifying Examinations (SQE) with the aim of qualifying as a lawyer. His primary research interests lie in the regulation of conception and the ways in which legal parenthood is constructed under English and Welsh law. Harry's MA thesis critically interrogated the current law on surrogacy and he has particular research experience in fertility law. He also has legal practice experience in complex Clinical Negligence claims, including wrongful birth and wrongful conception.
BioNews Articles by Harry Hunter
Embryo lawsuit filed in Nevada, after genetic test reveals father not related
A father and daughter have commenced legal action against a fertility clinic they claim transferred the wrong embryo when the mother was undergoing IVF there...
UK couple must wait months to bring surrogate-born baby from Belarus
A London couple whose child was born via surrogacy in Belarus has spoken about the difficulty of returning to the UK with their newborn...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Woman in Ireland, ruled ineligible to adopt surrogate-born twins, can challenge decision
A woman in Ireland who was prevented from becoming the legal parent of surrogate-born twins she has raised since birth will be allowed to seek judicial review of the decision...