Made in the U.S.A.—Representing U.K. Parents Conceiving Through Surrogacy and ART in the United States

The demand for Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) has grown as infertility has become a growing problem and more women are attempting reproduction at older ages. Knowing how to deal with international clients is a hot topic for ART lawyers in the US. The goal of this article is to give American...

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Published inFamily law quarterly Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 155 - 167
Main Author GAMBLE, NATALIE
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Bar Association, Section of Family Law 22.03.2012
American Bar Association
Subjects
Artificial insemination
Assisted reproductive techniques
Attorneys
Children
Children & youth
Civil unions
Consent
Couples
Court orders
Cross border transactions
Donors
Eggs
Embryology
Females
Fertility
Human reproductive technology
In vitro fertilization
Infertility
Laws, regulations and rules
Legal defense
Marital Status
Marriage
Mothers
Parent Rights
Parentage
Parental rights
Parents
Parents & parenting
Paternity
Private Agencies
Public prosecutors
Reproductive technologies
Same sex marriage
Sperm donations
Spermatozoa
Spouses
Surrogacy
Surrogacy arrangements
Surrogate motherhood
Surrogate mothers
United Kingdom > UK
United States > US
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Summary:The demand for Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) has grown as infertility has become a growing problem and more women are attempting reproduction at older ages. Knowing how to deal with international clients is a hot topic for ART lawyers in the US. The goal of this article is to give American lawyers an understanding of ART law in the United Kingdom (UK) and to serve as a practical guide for US attorneys advising UK ART clients. Assisted reproduction, especially surrogacy, involves difficult and sensitive issues in all cases because three or maybe four adults are involved throughout the process of conception, pregnancy and birth. The issues become more complex when the surrogacy involves international participants. The law needs to balance and protect the respective interests of all the participants, and most importantly, the resulting child, from exploitation. Lawyers involved in these complex arrangements need to be prepared to address legal issues in both the UK and the US.
ISSN:0014-729X
2162-7991