{"id":9160,"date":"2024-02-12T09:15:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T14:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/?p=9160"},"modified":"2024-02-12T09:15:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T14:15:41","slug":"fertility-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/en\/2024\/02\/12\/fertility-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Fertility law 101: Key concepts and terminology explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fertility law is a new and emerging area of law governing the rights and obligations involved in expanding one\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p>Fertility law addresses the needs of those who wish to build their families with the use of <strong>assisted-reproductive technologies<\/strong> (also known as <strong>ARTs<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>ARTs include any technologies that involve the use of genetic material, such as the ova (egg cells), sperm, or embryo, with the ultimate goal of having a child.<\/p>\n<p>Persons who would use such treatments fall into one of the following categories of people wanting to become parents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Persons with issues related to fertility;<\/li>\n<li>Same sex couples;<\/li>\n<li>Single individuals (not in a couple).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What does a fertility lawyer do?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accompany intended parents through the various administrative and\/or judicial steps involved;<\/li>\n<li>Draft parental project contracts:\n<ul>\n<li>Sperm donor agreement;<\/li>\n<li>Egg donor agreement;<\/li>\n<li>Surrogacy agreement;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Provide independent legal advice for the donor, recipient, surrogate, intended parent(s);<\/li>\n<li>Representation in the event of litigation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/lawyer\/carolyn-booth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carolyn Booth<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/lawyer\/charlotte-oger-chambonnet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlotte Oger-Chambonnet<\/a> for your questions related to fertility law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fertility law is a new and emerging area of law governing the rights and obligations involved in expanding one\u2019s family. 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