Parental status of donor

R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-8.1-702., under Chapter 15-8.1 Uniform Parentage Act.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-8.1-702.

(a) A donor is not a parent of a child conceived through assisted reproduction.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a person who provides a gamete or gametes or an embryo or embryos to be used for assisted reproduction for the person’s spouse is a parent of the resulting child.