Kirsty Horsey
@khorsey.bsky.social
Professor of Law at Loughborough University. Originally a West Country lass. Fan of cats, cooking and fun.
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Surrogacy laws in the UK need to be updated to better protect all those involved in the process.
New report by Professor @khorsey.bsky.social for SurrogacyUK...
Read more: 👇
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New report by Professor @khorsey.bsky.social for SurrogacyUK...
Read more: 👇
bit.ly/4a5EzYH
Surrogacy laws need to be updated to protect children, parents and surrogates – new report
The law around surrogacy needs to be updated to protect children, parents and surrogates, according to a new report.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Surrogacy laws in the UK need to be updated to better protect all those involved in the process.
New report by Professor @khorsey.bsky.social for SurrogacyUK...
Read more: 👇
bit.ly/4a5EzYH
New report by Professor @khorsey.bsky.social for SurrogacyUK...
Read more: 👇
bit.ly/4a5EzYH
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🔊 “Children born through surrogacy should not begin life in legal uncertainty. The law must reflect their lived reality and protect their welfare from birth.”
📖 Professor Kirsty Horsey (@khorsey.bsky.social) co-authors new report on surrogacy law reform.
🔗 Read more surrogacyuk.org/2026/02/09/s...
📖 Professor Kirsty Horsey (@khorsey.bsky.social) co-authors new report on surrogacy law reform.
🔗 Read more surrogacyuk.org/2026/02/09/s...
February 9, 2026 at 9:47 AM
🔊 “Children born through surrogacy should not begin life in legal uncertainty. The law must reflect their lived reality and protect their welfare from birth.”
📖 Professor Kirsty Horsey (@khorsey.bsky.social) co-authors new report on surrogacy law reform.
🔗 Read more surrogacyuk.org/2026/02/09/s...
📖 Professor Kirsty Horsey (@khorsey.bsky.social) co-authors new report on surrogacy law reform.
🔗 Read more surrogacyuk.org/2026/02/09/s...
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Prof Nicky Hudson shares eight films in which egg donors discuss different aspects of egg donation in their own words. Watch here: www.progress.org.uk/the-edna-fil...
Image: Courtesy of NIAIDRyan Kissinger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
#EggDonation #donorconception #Fertility
Image: Courtesy of NIAIDRyan Kissinger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
#EggDonation #donorconception #Fertility
February 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Prof Nicky Hudson shares eight films in which egg donors discuss different aspects of egg donation in their own words. Watch here: www.progress.org.uk/the-edna-fil...
Image: Courtesy of NIAIDRyan Kissinger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
#EggDonation #donorconception #Fertility
Image: Courtesy of NIAIDRyan Kissinger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
#EggDonation #donorconception #Fertility
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Devastatingly sad.
Every Labour MP should be forced to read this. In fact, every MP, who rushed back to Parliament to vote to save one steel mill, whilst hastening the collapse of dozens of universities - and harming the students, staff, communities and economies universities sustain and support
Every Labour MP should be forced to read this. In fact, every MP, who rushed back to Parliament to vote to save one steel mill, whilst hastening the collapse of dozens of universities - and harming the students, staff, communities and economies universities sustain and support
'When it opened, the campus housed a GP surgery and a new dental clinic offering free treatment to local people. This was followed later by the forum – a library and art gallery shared by the university and local people.' 1/2
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Devastatingly sad.
Every Labour MP should be forced to read this. In fact, every MP, who rushed back to Parliament to vote to save one steel mill, whilst hastening the collapse of dozens of universities - and harming the students, staff, communities and economies universities sustain and support
Every Labour MP should be forced to read this. In fact, every MP, who rushed back to Parliament to vote to save one steel mill, whilst hastening the collapse of dozens of universities - and harming the students, staff, communities and economies universities sustain and support
These films (as discussed by my colleague Nicky Hudson at Loughborough from whose research project they came) are really interesting and certainly cut across some of the (negative and misinformative) narrative that is out there about donation and what it entails www.progress.org.uk/the-edna-fil...
The EDNA Films: Egg donors in their own words | PET
As the Women and Equalities Committee of the House of Commons pursues an inquiry into egg donation and egg freezing, Professor Nicky Hudson draws attention to eight films in which egg donors discuss e...
www.progress.org.uk
February 3, 2026 at 11:15 AM
These films (as discussed by my colleague Nicky Hudson at Loughborough from whose research project they came) are really interesting and certainly cut across some of the (negative and misinformative) narrative that is out there about donation and what it entails www.progress.org.uk/the-edna-fil...
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In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.
I have translated some of the highlights
I have translated some of the highlights
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.
I have translated some of the highlights
I have translated some of the highlights
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I am very happy to announce a job opening for a 3-year Postdoctoral Research Associate position @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. The postdoc will work with me on a qualitative research project examining the politics of contraception and abortion. Apply here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
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January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
I am very happy to announce a job opening for a 3-year Postdoctoral Research Associate position @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. The postdoc will work with me on a qualitative research project examining the politics of contraception and abortion. Apply here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
Congratulations to my nephew for getting this through 🤩
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Congratulations to my nephew for getting this through 🤩
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📣Come join our successful, dynamic law school!
These two wonderful roles for Lecturer in Law are closing soon on the 17 January 2026.
Check out the Candidate Brief and apply below! 👇
These two wonderful roles for Lecturer in Law are closing soon on the 17 January 2026.
Check out the Candidate Brief and apply below! 👇
🎓Are you passionate about delivering world-leading research and an exceptional student experience? If so, come and join us!
We have two posts open for Lecturer of Law, closing Saturday 17 January 2026.
Find out more and apply 👇
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We have two posts open for Lecturer of Law, closing Saturday 17 January 2026.
Find out more and apply 👇
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Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Lecturer in Law
**2 Posts**Are you an outstanding individual with the ambition to join a thriving law school and to contribute to the further development of the School and its research centres? Are you passionate abo...
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January 7, 2026 at 1:30 PM
📣Come join our successful, dynamic law school!
These two wonderful roles for Lecturer in Law are closing soon on the 17 January 2026.
Check out the Candidate Brief and apply below! 👇
These two wonderful roles for Lecturer in Law are closing soon on the 17 January 2026.
Check out the Candidate Brief and apply below! 👇
I love this every year - but even better featuring cats!!
Always good to see a fellow cat appear on #DuvetKnowItsChristmas - for any of my friends that haven't seen it before, it's shepherded by @rhodri.biz and sees people sharing pictures of their temporary sleeping arrangements while visiting family or friends on Christmas Eve. It's a delight x
So excited to be able to join in for the first time since discovering #DuvetKnowitsChristmas as I’m in my spare/junk room with 4 cats as my mum is in my bedroom. @rhodri.biz
December 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I love this every year - but even better featuring cats!!
I've never lived so close to a What Are We Even Doing Here real estate listing, and I am here, gifting you this experience, make sure to open the pictures
www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
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414 S Main St #10, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 - 3 beds/3.5 baths
(SW Michigan MLS) For Sale: 3 beds, 3.5 baths ∙ 5000 sq. ft. ∙ 414 S Main St #10, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 ∙ $7,000,000 ∙ MLS# 25062388 ∙ This Downtown Ann Arbor penthouse stands among the finest residence...
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December 20, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Bookings for this year's PET Annual Conference close tomorrow at 5PM!
It's your last chance to book, if you haven't already ⬇️
progress.org.uk/event/genomi...
#PETconf25
It's your last chance to book, if you haven't already ⬇️
progress.org.uk/event/genomi...
#PETconf25
December 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Bookings for this year's PET Annual Conference close tomorrow at 5PM!
It's your last chance to book, if you haven't already ⬇️
progress.org.uk/event/genomi...
#PETconf25
It's your last chance to book, if you haven't already ⬇️
progress.org.uk/event/genomi...
#PETconf25
This is nice and shows it’s not all horror stories and predictable tropes: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'I've given seven babies to other families and do not regret it'
Statistics suggest the practice of using surrogates to have children is on the rise.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is nice and shows it’s not all horror stories and predictable tropes: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.
October 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Researchers and healthcare professionals at @ucl.ac.uk are looking for people with lived experience to help shape research on pregnancy, birth and long-term outcomes after pregnancy for survivors of gender-based violence.
See below for more details on participation.
See below for more details on participation.
October 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Researchers and healthcare professionals at @ucl.ac.uk are looking for people with lived experience to help shape research on pregnancy, birth and long-term outcomes after pregnancy for survivors of gender-based violence.
See below for more details on participation.
See below for more details on participation.
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10 years on and we’re doing it again! If you are/have been a surrogate, or are/intend to become a parent through surrogacy, or you support people in/through surrogacy arrangements, please take 10-15 mins to fill out this survey (& share widely!) 👀 link in next post
October 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
10 years on and we’re doing it again! If you are/have been a surrogate, or are/intend to become a parent through surrogacy, or you support people in/through surrogacy arrangements, please take 10-15 mins to fill out this survey (& share widely!) 👀 link in next post
I think you’ll enjoy this whole thread @cupiedoll.bsky.social and @thatsmytwin.bsky.social 😂
You know what, let's do the Annual Mister Global National Costume thread tonight after all. Usual rules apply - this is all in fun, this isn't about the contestants looks or making fun of them, it's about the costumes and appreciating them (or, you know, making fun of them...)
October 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I think you’ll enjoy this whole thread @cupiedoll.bsky.social and @thatsmytwin.bsky.social 😂
Today at the UN General Assembly the Special Rapporteur on violence against women @unsrvaw.bsky.social will present her problematic report on surrogacy. I wrote about it here: www.progress.org.uk/the-un-speci.... Shame the UN doesn’t get to hear other voices & evidence of surrogacy working well 👎🏻
UN special rapporteur's surrogacy report: biased from the outset | PET
The UN special rapporteur on 'violence against women and girls' has recommended prohibition of surrogacy on a global level.
www.progress.org.uk
October 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Today at the UN General Assembly the Special Rapporteur on violence against women @unsrvaw.bsky.social will present her problematic report on surrogacy. I wrote about it here: www.progress.org.uk/the-un-speci.... Shame the UN doesn’t get to hear other voices & evidence of surrogacy working well 👎🏻
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Conference alert! Thursday 18th-Friday 19th June, 2026, London campus of Loughborough University. Online day: Monday 22nd June, 2026. Please see Call for Papers here:
feministmiscarriageproject.org/conference
feministmiscarriageproject.org/conference
Conference — The Feminist Miscarriage Project
Information on the conference 'New Directions in Miscarriage Research: Intersectional, Interdisciplinary and Full-Spectrum Perspectives', Loughborough University London Campus, June 2026.
feministmiscarriageproject.org
October 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Conference alert! Thursday 18th-Friday 19th June, 2026, London campus of Loughborough University. Online day: Monday 22nd June, 2026. Please see Call for Papers here:
feministmiscarriageproject.org/conference
feministmiscarriageproject.org/conference
10 years on and we’re doing it again! If you are/have been a surrogate, or are/intend to become a parent through surrogacy, or you support people in/through surrogacy arrangements, please take 10-15 mins to fill out this survey (& share widely!) 👀 link in next post
October 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
10 years on and we’re doing it again! If you are/have been a surrogate, or are/intend to become a parent through surrogacy, or you support people in/through surrogacy arrangements, please take 10-15 mins to fill out this survey (& share widely!) 👀 link in next post
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Great and incredibly timely piece by Conor Gearty on the UK Supreme Court’s role in ‘Erasing Human Rights’
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Conor Gearty · Unwelcome Remnant: Erasing the Human Rights Act
The Supreme Court is quietly editing the Human Rights Act out of existence. In cases where human rights cannot be...
www.lrb.co.uk
October 4, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Great and incredibly timely piece by Conor Gearty on the UK Supreme Court’s role in ‘Erasing Human Rights’
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
I have launched a new Perspectives on Surrogacy 2025 survey, with SurrogacyUK’s Working Group on Law Reform! It follows-up another survey, conducted 10 years ago, which led to the report Surrogacy in the UK: Myth Busting and Reform (informed the Law Commissions’ consultation on #surrogacy law)…
October 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I have launched a new Perspectives on Surrogacy 2025 survey, with SurrogacyUK’s Working Group on Law Reform! It follows-up another survey, conducted 10 years ago, which led to the report Surrogacy in the UK: Myth Busting and Reform (informed the Law Commissions’ consultation on #surrogacy law)…
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Then timings get interesting….
Farage quits UKIP 4th Dec 2018
Gill follows him on the 6th Dec
5 other UKIP MEPs follow Farage within days, including Nuttall (former UKIP leader, now deputy chairman of Reform)
All 6 join the Brexit party in Feb with Farage
By April, another 7 have switched
9/14
Farage quits UKIP 4th Dec 2018
Gill follows him on the 6th Dec
5 other UKIP MEPs follow Farage within days, including Nuttall (former UKIP leader, now deputy chairman of Reform)
All 6 join the Brexit party in Feb with Farage
By April, another 7 have switched
9/14
September 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Then timings get interesting….
Farage quits UKIP 4th Dec 2018
Gill follows him on the 6th Dec
5 other UKIP MEPs follow Farage within days, including Nuttall (former UKIP leader, now deputy chairman of Reform)
All 6 join the Brexit party in Feb with Farage
By April, another 7 have switched
9/14
Farage quits UKIP 4th Dec 2018
Gill follows him on the 6th Dec
5 other UKIP MEPs follow Farage within days, including Nuttall (former UKIP leader, now deputy chairman of Reform)
All 6 join the Brexit party in Feb with Farage
By April, another 7 have switched
9/14
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What is the impact of online platforms, such as websites, social media groups and apps, that facilitate sperm donation outside of fertility clinics? Read more in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/a-deep-dive-...
#SpermDonation #Fertility #Infertility #donorconception #Family
#SpermDonation #Fertility #Infertility #donorconception #Family
September 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
What is the impact of online platforms, such as websites, social media groups and apps, that facilitate sperm donation outside of fertility clinics? Read more in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/a-deep-dive-...
#SpermDonation #Fertility #Infertility #donorconception #Family
#SpermDonation #Fertility #Infertility #donorconception #Family
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Prof @khorsey.bsky.social reflects on the content of the report, especially its recommendation to prohibit surrogacy on a global level. Read more in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/the-un-speci...
#Surrogacy #UN #UNReport #Children #IntendedParents #Family #Reproduction @stephen-page-law.bsky.social
#Surrogacy #UN #UNReport #Children #IntendedParents #Family #Reproduction @stephen-page-law.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Prof @khorsey.bsky.social reflects on the content of the report, especially its recommendation to prohibit surrogacy on a global level. Read more in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/the-un-speci...
#Surrogacy #UN #UNReport #Children #IntendedParents #Family #Reproduction @stephen-page-law.bsky.social
#Surrogacy #UN #UNReport #Children #IntendedParents #Family #Reproduction @stephen-page-law.bsky.social