What happens to eggs, sperm and embryos if a loved one dies?

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Posthumous conception is legal in the UK, but it is highly complex and needs to be dealt with carefully. There are stringent legal requirements governing the procurement, storage and use of eggs, sperm and embryos following death, especially with regards to consent.

English law expects you to have secured written, signed consent for the storage and use of eggs, sperm, and embryos after death. Ideally, you should proactively complete a series of consent forms that are available at all UK fertility clinics because consent cannot usually be obtained retrospectively after death.

Whatever stage you are at, we can provide you with specialist legal advice on posthumous conception law, giving informed consent to fertility treatment at a UK fertility clinic (including the procurement, use, consent, and storage of embryos and completion of consent forms), and preparation of a ‘family proof’ will.

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