AN ACT TO ENACT THE MISSISSIPPI SURROGACY AND IN VITRO CHILD AND PARENT ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN TECHNICAL DEFINITIONS RELATED TO SURROGACY AND IN VITRO PREGNANCIES; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE DONATION OF EGGS, SPERM OR PREEMBRYOS; TO ESTABLISH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PREPLANNED ADOPTION AGREEMENTS AND GESTATIONAL SURROGACY CONTRACTS; TO SET CERTAIN PARENTAL RIGHTS INVOLVING CHILDREN PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF ARTIFICIAL OR IN VITRO INSEMINATION; TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXPEDITED ADOPTION OR AFFIRMATION PROCEDURE FOR PARENTAL STATUS INVOLVING GESTATIONAL SURROGACY OR PREPLANNED ADOPTIONS; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DISPOSITION OF EGGS, SPERM OR PROEMBRYOS; TO SET CERTAIN TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS INVOLVING SURROGACY AND IN VITRO PREGNANCIES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-17-5 AND 93-17-6 MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATED TO ADOPTIONS SHALL NOT APPLY TO PARENTS OR CHILDREN SUBJECT TO THE ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 93-17-7, 93-17-8 AND 93-17-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE CASES INVOLVING PARENTS OR CHILDREN SUBJECT TO THE ACT IN CERTAIN ADOPTION PROCEDURES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 93-17-5, 93-17-6, 93-17-7, 93-17-8, 93-17-13, 93-17-21