Planning to resolve: ADR in ART

Planning to resolve: ADR in ART

ADR can help resolve disputes in ART cases. ADR is not limited to mediation and arbitration. Other types of informal dispute resolution can resolve disputes.

When assisted reproductive treatment cases go off the rails, they can have the next level of bitterness and volatility. There can be a keen sense of betrayal when things don’t work out: on the part of the surrogate, that intended parents have not kept their solemn promises; and on the part of the intended parents- that their greatest fear has materialized- that the surrogate has decided not to relinquish the child, or has potentially harmed the child.

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Things to Read, Watch & Listen

Monash IVF Mix-Up & Fertility Law Shake-Up in Queensland

In recent months, Queensland has seen two major incidents that have sent ripples through the assisted reproductive technology (ART) community, highlighting the delicate nature of fertility treatments and the urgent need for thoughtful regulation.

World’s IVF clinics: protecting human rights is front and centre for all IVF

Yesterday, 29 April, Fertility Societies of the world agreed that valuing human rights was central to the practice of assisted reproductive technology around the world.

Monash IVF Scandal: What Went Wrong and What Happens Next?

In this episode, Stephen dives into the shocking events surrounding the recent Monash IVF case in Brisbane, where a tragic embryo mix-up occurred — the first of its kind in Australia.

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