Parental Status of Donor

Ala. Code § 26-17-702 — under Title 26.

Ala. Code § 26-17-702

A donor who donates to a licensed physician for use by a married woman is not a parent of a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction. A married couple who, under the supervision of a licensed physician, engage in assisted

reproduction through use of donated eggs, sperm, or both, will be treated at law as if they are the sole natural and legal parents of a child conceived thereby.

History: (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)