IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024
PALACIO DE CANAL 2, LEVEL E1
Session information
Assisted reproduction including surrogacy and IVF
Wednesday 18 September (1615 - 1730)
PALACIO DE CANAL 2, LEVEL E1
Committee(s)
Family Law Committee
(Lead)
Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee
(Lead)
Indigenous Peoples Committee
(Lead)
Law and Individual Rights Section
(Lead)
Description
This session will explore the complex issues surrounding assisted human reproduction. For some having a child is straightforward, the issue for them may be contraception. For others, having a child can be fraught with difficulties. Infertility is recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a disease affecting millions which also impacts their families. Assisted reproduction may bring hope, but there are often obstacles along the way ranging from the availability of fertility treatment and affordable healthcare, legal issues connected with establishing parentage and nationality, to discrimination.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Alison Choy Flannigan | Hall and Wilcox, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Website Officer, Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee |
| Barbara Connolly KC | 7BR, London, England; Member, Family Law Committee Advisory Board |
Speakers
| Julio Copo Terres | Arochi & Lindner, Mexico City, Mexico; Newsletter Officer, Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee |
| Hilka Hollmann | Dawson Cornwell, London, England; Associations and Committees Liaison Officer, Family Law Committee |
| Shivani Luthra Lohiya | S&LL Law Chambers, Delhi, Delhi, India; Secretary, Family Law Committee |
| Dr Daniel Pascal | Hospital Ángeles del Pedregal, Mexico City, Mexico |