Legal Information

Infertile couples seeking in vitro fertilization (IVF) in order to conceive a child oftentimes
lack a basic understanding of the various methods of calculating IVF success rates. Without
a basic understanding of various methods used to calculate IVF success rates, interpretation
of IVF success rates can be bewildering and...

Legal minefield of IVF 'mistake'
A white couple undergoing IVF treatment have had black twins after a blunder at a fertility clinic.

It has sparked an unprecedented legal debate over how it could happen and who the 'lawful' parents are. BBC News Online asked Penney Lewis, a lecturer in law at King's...

Surrogacy
Legal issues surrounding surrogacy

Legal issues are important considerations for any couple seeking surrogacy treament.

Both couples (commissioning and host) should take independent legal advice. Although contracts and agreements of surrogacy are not binding in law, most infertility clinics would...

The Vision of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) is to be the nationally and internationally recognized leader for multidisciplinary information, education, advocacy and standards in the field of reproductive medicine. The ASRM is a non-profit organization whose members must demonstrate the high ethical principles of the...