SARA DALLA COSTA

Lawyer | PhD Collaborator | Expert in Italian and Spanish Legislation on Medically Assisted Reproduction

• Legal Perspective on the Management of Supernumerary Embryos in Italy: Practical Solutions from Comparative Law, Journal of Law and Human Genome, Biotechnology, and Advanced Medicine, No. 58, 01/23, 10.14679/2285
• From Cross-Border Reproductive Care to the Transport of Gametes and Human Embryos: A Paradigm Shift?, Sara Dalla Costa, Marta Reguera Cabezas, Rev Bio y Der., 2024, 62, 176-195, 10.1344/rbd2024.62.44992, 10/17/24
• Embryo Adoption as a Solution to the Complex Issue of Surplus Embryos in Italy: A Proposal for Solutions from a Practical Comparative Law Perspective, The Legal Protection of Minors in Comparative Law, 1st ed., Martínez Calvo, Javier (dir.), 2023, Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain, 978-84-18321-65-8, 10.26754/uz.978-84-18321-65-8
• P-381 An Analysis of the Legal Gaps and Jurisprudential Paradigms Surrounding Supernumerary Embryos in Italy: A Comparative Law Approach to Propose Practical Solutions, Human Reproduction, 06/01/23, S. Dalla Costa
• P-341 From Cross-Border Reproduction to Embryos and Gametes Transit: The Peculiar Italian Case Examined from Ethical, Legal, and Comparative Standpoints, Human Reproduction, 07/01/24, S. Dalla Costa, M. Reguera Cabezas, A. Bernabeu, R. Bernabeu

Forthcoming Publications:

• 11/08/22, Bilbao, Spain, The Complex Issue of Surplus Embryos in Italy: Proposal for Solutions from a Practical Comparative Law Perspective, XXVII International Congress on Law and the Human Genome, Genetics, Biotechnology, and Advanced Medicine
• 12/12/22, Zaragoza, Spain, Embryo Adoption in Italy: A Practical Comparative Law Perspective, International Congress: The Legal Protection of Minors in the 21st Century
• 05/05/23, Bilbao, Spain, Legal Perspective on the Management of Supernumerary Embryos in Italy, XXVIII International Congress on Law and the Human Genome, Genetics, Biotechnology, and Advanced Medicine
• 08/01/23, Lima, Peru, Bioethical and Legal Aspects in Assisted Reproduction, Peruvian Society of Fertility, V Symposium
• 09/11/23, Athens, Greece, An Analysis of the Legal Gaps and Jurisprudential Paradigms Surrounding Supernumerary Embryos in Italy: A Comparative Law Approach to Propose Practical Solutions, IFFS 2023 World Congress
• 10/26/23, Madrid, Spain, The Legal Nature of the Embryo: Ethical, Legal, and Comparative Perspective, AEBI International Congress
• 11/23/23, Seville, Spain, Succession Profiles and Surrogacy: Legal Issues Under Debate in Italy, International Congress on Private Autonomy, Family, and Inheritance
• 02/24/24, Modena, Italy, A Decade Since the Landmark Ruling 162/2014: A Practical Analysis of Emerging Challenges and Unresolved Issues from the Perspective of Practitioners, within the European Project Just Parents
• 05/29/24, Bilbao, Spain, 20 Years of Law 40/2004 in Italy on Assisted Reproduction: A Practical Analysis of Emerging Challenges and Unresolved Issues from the Perspective of Practitioners, XXX International Congress on Law and the Human Genome
• 05/30/24, San Sebastian, Donostia, Spain, International Seminar on Current Issues in Health Law, linked to the Expert Diploma in Health Law. Lecture title: Legal Framework of Assisted Human Reproduction
• 07/07/24, Amsterdam, Netherlands, From Cross-Border Reproduction to Embryos and Gametes Transit: The Peculiar Italian Case Examined from Ethical, Legal, and Comparative Standpoints, ESHRE 2024 (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology)
• 12/06/24, Prague, Czech Republic, The Road to the Best IVF Pregnancy. Clinical case: IVF During the Transition: Possible Clinical, Psychological, and Legal Risks, ESHRE Campus
• 02/28/25, Alicante, Spain, Cross-European Legal Frameworks for the Management of Cryopreserved Embryos: A Comparative Analysis of European Regulations for Informed Patient Decision-Making on Surplus Embryos, ESHRE Campus
• 04/15/25, Liverpool, UK, The Future of Human Reproduction, Parenthood, and Families: Emerging Technologies and the Law, SLSA Annual Conference 2025
• 04/26/25, Tokyo, Japan, Cross-Border Reproduction and the Transit of Embryos and Gametes: An Ethical, Legal, and Comparative Analysis of the Italian Case in Light of the New European Regulation on 'Standards of Quality and Safety for Human Origin Substances (SoHO), IFFS World Congress 2025