Legal Editor
Natalie Richardson is Legal Editor at BioNews, previously a volunteer writer having originally joined under the auspices of its writing scheme. She is a SeNSS (ESRC) funded socio-legal PhD researcher at the University of Kent and her research focuses on egg freezing for social reasons, reproductive autonomy and informed consent. Natalie originally studied law at the University of Bristol. She went on to obtain an LLM in Medical Law and Ethics (University of Manchester) and an MA in Methods of Social Research (University of Kent).
A UK court has granted a widower permission to pursue fertility treatment using an embryo created with his late wife...
New UK regulations allow patients with non-transmissible HIV to donate eggs and sperm to known recipients and reduce screening requirements for same-sex female couples...
Former US president Trump's campaign team for his run for re-election in November, have reiterated his commitment to providing 'universal access' to IVF in an interview with NBC News...
Female government employees in India can now take up to 180 days maternity leave when their child is born through surrogacy...
Two bills, both intended to protect access to IVF, were blocked in the US Senate this week, as Democrats and Republicans accuse each other of voting for political reasons ahead of the presidential election in November...
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has recommended changes to the law that governs fertility treatment and embryo research in the UK...
When 84-year-old Peter received an at-home testing kit as a birthday present from his daughter, he not only discovered an unknown half-sister, but uncovered a 'scandal deep in the heart of Harley Street'...
The Court of Protection has ruled that a young woman, known only as ST, with mitochondrial depletion syndrome lacks capacity to make end-of-life decisions...
The UK government has launched a survey seeking women's views on reproductive health issues, including fertility services...
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