Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Artificial insemination” means the process by which a man’s fresh or frozen sperm sample is introduced into a woman’s vagina, other than by sexual intercourse, under the supervision of a physician. (2) “District” means the District of Columbia. (3) “In vitro fertilization” means a procedure in which an ovum is surgically removed from a genetic mother’s ovary and fertilized with the sperm of the genetic father in a laboratory procedure, with the resulting embryo implanted in the uterus of a birth mother. (4) “Surrogate parenting contract” means any agreement, oral or written, in which: (A) A woman agrees either to be artificially inseminated with the sperm of a man who is not her husband, or to be impregnated with an embryo that is the product of an ovum fertilization with the sperm of a man who is not her husband; and (B) A woman agrees to, or intends to, relinquish all parental rights and responsibilities and to consent to the adoption of a child born as a result of insemination or in vitro fertilization as provided in this chapter.