Transgender parenting and the law: we must be creative with legislation to cater for parents who do not fit neatly with the traditional family model

McCandless, Julie

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Transgender parenting and the law: we must be creative with legislation to cater for parents who do not fit neatly with the traditional family model

Authors: Julie McCandless
Publication date: 6 January 2012
Publisher: Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

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The UK’s laws surrounding parenthood are no longer fit for purpose and do not cater for questions on gender, assisted reproduction and legal parenthood. Rightful parents risk ending up in a precarious legal situation if we do not abandon law’s traditional interpretations of parenthood, argues Julie McCandles

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