Ranae Von Meding (centre) with her wife Audrey and children Ali, Arya, and Eva, nine. Photo: PAA woman’s one-year-old son is among “thousands” stuck in a legal limbo because of Ireland’s laws around donor conception. Baby Ali was born through a process known as reciprocal IVF, during which Ranae von Meding (38) became pregnant with an embryo created using an egg from her wife Audrey and donor sperm.

Source: Irish Independent January 01, 2026 07:02 UTC