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Margaret Ambrose

Margaret Ambrose is a journalist and editor www.thebabyproject.com.au, an online publication for Australian singles and couples undergoing or considering IVF, and writes extensively for magazines and newspapers on the topic of IVF and donor conception

October 2022

  • Julia Gillard

    Julia Gillard’s misogyny speech has empowered me – to speak up about her government’s shortcomings

    Margaret Ambrose
    Legislation passed on the day the then PM delivered her slap-down has forced single-mother families into dire poverty

June 2019

  • Margaret Ambrose with her daughters, Greta and Aurora, in New York City in 2019.

    Sperm donors are not dads. We need more clarity around what constitutes a parent

    Margaret Ambrose
    A recent court case is a cautionary tale about the dangers of entering into private parenting agreements with friends

April 2016

  • Margaret Ambrose and her donor-conceived children

    Sperm donation laws can lead to untold heartache – for both donors and recipients

    Margaret Ambrose
    As a mother of two donor-conceived daughters, I know the joy an act of anonymous altruism brings, but the law can be woefully inadequate for all parties