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Recipient or Intended Parents

Information and resources for those building families through donor conception and surrogacy. 

What you need to know

Key information on the laws surrounding donor conception and surrogacy in the UK and abroad. 

Learn key facts, statistics and information about donor conception and surrogacy. 

Avoid harm to individuals by becoming educated on the ethics of assisted conception. 

Read personal stories from those involved in and directly impacted by donor conception and surrogacy.  

Understand the short and long-term health risks associated with donor conception and surrogacy. 

Learn why the rights and well-being of donor conceived people must be centred in assisted fertility practices to minimise or avoid harm. 

Learn more about the additional challenges and inequalities faced by those in the LGBTQ+ community. 

How those from minoritised and marginalised groups are disproportionately impacted 

Expand your knowledge with our Further Reading lists and by exploring a variety of media, organisations, and support groups in our resource library.

Fertility fact

Fertility treatments are undertaken primarily by those in heterosexual relationships (90%), followed by those in female same-sex relationships (6.4%) and solo female parents (3.2%). 

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