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 Virginia judge has concluded that frozen embryos should not be considered property for division following divorce proceedings...
The Fertility Treatment and Contraceptive Protection Act passed unanimously in the Tennessee Senate and aims to protect access to IVF in the state...
A UK judge has granted a parental order to a 'naïve' father in a commercial foreign surrogacy case...
A UK judge has publicly named a prolific sperm donor in a family law case, warning the public of the dangers of unregulated donation...
Ashley Moffett, professor of reproductive immunology, and Ruth Bender Atik, former national director of the Miscarriage Association, were both recognised in the King's New Year Honours list...
Professor Alison Murdoch has been awarded an MBE in the King's New Year Honours List for services to fertility treatment...
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has recommended that the law should be changed to extend the 14-day limit on human embryo research...
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...
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