HB 788 -- CUSTODY OF IN VITRO HUMAN EMBRYOS

SPONSOR: Pogue

This bill establishes standards for a court to follow in rendering a decision involving custody of in vitro human embryos. The court shall 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 similar to HB 2658 (2018) and HB 112 (2017).

Statutes affected:
Introduced (1065H.1): 452.375