Egg donation can help another person or couple become parents. But donating eggs involves more than medical treatment. It also involves decisions about consent, identity, family connections and the interests of a child who may be born.
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Page Provan is a legal practice specializing in family and fertility law, with a focus on surrogacy and assisted reproductive technology. The firm provides expert legal advice and representation for intended parents, surrogates, and donors navigating complex domestic and international surrogacy arrangements. Their publications address regulatory developments, legal challenges, ethical considerations, and practical guidance related to surrogacy laws and reproductive technologies across various jurisdictions, including Australia, the United States, and Mexico. The firm also engages in law reform discussions and constitutional challenges concerning access to surrogacy and reproductive services, emphasizing compliance with anti-discrimination laws and the protection of all parties involved in assisted reproduction.
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De facto relationship: what counts under family law?
By Bruce Provan
Sharing a home does not automatically make two people a de facto couple. Equally, living apart does not necessarily mean that a de facto relationship cannot exist. Under Australian family law, the question involves more than an address.
The central…
Paid egg donation in Australia: is it legal?
By Stephen Page
Can someone be paid to donate eggs in Australia? The short answer is no. Human eggs cannot lawfully be treated as something to buy or sell. Australia permits altruistic egg donation, not commercial egg donation.
But that is not the…
Egg Freezing in Prison: The High Court’s Decision in Smith
By Stephen Page
Does a prison sentence also mean losing the opportunity to become a parent after release? That question sits at the heart of Smith v Chief Executive, Queensland Corrective Services, a powerful High Court decision about egg freezing, fertility preservation and…
Donor limits Queensland: lesbian couples now one family
By Stephen Page
A lesbian couple using the same sperm donor should not become two families simply because both women want to carry a child. That is the straightforward principle behind Queensland Health’s reversal of its guidance on donor limits.
The revised guidance…
Australian Surrogacy Law Change: 3,000 Children’s Parentage at Risk
By Stephen Page
A change to Australia’s family law regulations threatens to remove an important layer of legal certainty for nearly 3,000 children born overseas through surrogacy. For their families, the issue is anything but technical. It concerns whether Australian law presumes that…
Infertility Week: 4 things that can stop surrogacy
By Stephen Page
Infertility can eat away at a person’s sense of hope. It can make ordinary moments painful: a pregnancy announcement, a family gathering, or the seemingly endless appearance of babies everywhere. For someone longing to become a parent, the question can…
Colombia surrogacy ban: will the new bill survive?
By Stephen Page
A proposal to ban all surrogacy in Colombia raises an obvious concern for Australians hoping to build a family there. But a bill before Congress is not the same thing as an enforceable law. Even if it secures enough votes,…
International Surrogacy Births Hit a New Record
By Stephen Page
For every child born through surrogacy in Australia, around five children born overseas through surrogacy now apply for Australian citizenship by descent. That is the picture emerging from the latest figures discussed here. It is a striking comparison, even allowing…
Surrogacy law reform: what’s next after the ALRC inquiry
By Stephen Page
The Australian Law Reform Commission’s surrogacy inquiry could be an important moment for Australian families. Its report has been delivered to the Commonwealth Attorney-General and is due to be tabled in federal parliament. The question is not simply what the…