SPONSOR: Marshall
This bill establishes standards for a court to follow in rendering a decision involving custody of in vitro human embryos. The court must presume that the best interests of the embryo must be to grant custody to either the ovum donor or the spermatozoon donor who intends to develop the embryo to birth. The court must not approve the termination of the embryo or an outcome that leaves the embryo indefinitely in an environment in which it does not develop or grow.
This bill is the same as HB 112 (2017) and SB 1129 (2016).
Statutes affected: 452.375