Blog posts from October 2011

National Adoption Week: have you ever considered adopting a child?

31 October, 2011

Today is the start of National Adoption Week – Have you ever considering adopting a child? Thousands of children are taken into care every year. Of these many are never lucky enough to become part of a secure loving long-term family. This im...

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WIN £100 and chance to perform at Yorkshire’s Award-Winning Pride festival!

29 October, 2011

Calderdale Pride and Bar Place will be teaming up for the first heat of Pride’s Got Talent on Saturday 3rd December.Pride Secretary Vikki Kitson said “We’re opening things up this time around and giving people a say in who and wh...

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Ken Livingstone: The ideal sperm donor?

27 October, 2011

In his new autobiography, the former mayor of London reveals that he helped two friends get pregnant. John Walsh imagines his donation credentials.In his autobiography, You Can't Say That, Ken Livingstone reveals that, in the early 1990s, whil...

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Sperm donation online: Websites a better alternative to unknown donors?

25 October, 2011

Recent articles in the news have highlighted the downsides of using unregulated sperm donor websites, portraying them as placing vulnerable women at risk. Is this really the case or is sperm donation online providing a much needed service, which i...

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Winner of Independent's Pink List 2011

23 October, 2011

The Independent on Sunday readers were asked to nominate their unsung heroes and heroines who make life as a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person better – as well as the celebrities who make the world a more entertaining place. Reade...

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Men's fertility declines with age - IVF study shows

21 October, 2011

Men have ticking biological clocks too, as IVF study shows male fertility declines with age - with even a year making a difference, researchers have warned.They say that after the age of 41, a man’s odds of fathering a child decline rapidly....

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HFEA agrees to increase payments for sperm and egg donation

19 October, 2011

HFEA agrees new policies to improve sperm and egg donation services, by increasing payments for sperm and egg donors.The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has today made a number of important decisions on sperm and egg donation i...

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HFEA to decide upon payment for sperm and egg donors

18 October, 2011

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) will decide whether to increase the level of compensation paid to sperm donors and egg donors, tomorrow. It is illegal for donor to be paid within the UK, but currently they may receive up to...

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The Fertility Show, London, Olympia 4-5th November 2011

16 October, 2011

Are you considering having a baby? Maybe you are finding it difficult getting pregnant. Whether you wish to know how fertile you are, considering sperm donation, egg donation or IVF, then why not visit The Fertility Show, 4-5th November Olympia, ...

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International surrogacy parents talk to BBC Radio 4 about their experience

14 October, 2011

Parents Michelle and Paul (names changed) spoke to BBC Radio 4′s World at One today about their experiences of international surrogacy, and the problems with surrogacy law in the UK. Their legal case (in which we represented them successfull...

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