A Scottish court has recently ruled that a woman was able to use her deceased husband’s sperm for IVF. The couple were pursuing fertility treatment when he died from cancer. Her late husband had stored his sperm before he died in the hope of starting a family. However, he had only given consent to intrauterineContinue reading “Posthumous use of Gametes and the Protection of Future Families”
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Organ Donation and Presumed Consent: The Power of Family Veto
Upon death in the UK, the deceased’s money and property are protected, however their body is not. This raises difficult ethical questions about the power of autonomy after death. Does self-determination weigh appropriately against family veto under the new organ donation laws in England? The Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 Regulations 2020 came intoContinue reading “Organ Donation and Presumed Consent: The Power of Family Veto”
UK Surrogacy: Should civil courts still have a central role in a women’s reproductive choices?
Recently, the UK Supreme Court awarded damages for a commercial surrogacy arrangement which took place in California, after a woman pursued the NHS for negligence. This case not only depicts the personal struggles of infertility, but also demonstrates that surrogacy law in the UK is no longer fit for purpose. California has one of theContinue reading “UK Surrogacy: Should civil courts still have a central role in a women’s reproductive choices?”
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