establish the crime of fraudulent assisted reproduction and provide a penalty and civil liability therefor.

Summary

The bill makes it a Class 5 felony for a licensed health‑care provider to use a donor’s sperm or egg, or the provider’s own reproductive material, in an assisted‑reproduction procedure without the patient’s written consent. It also gives patients, spouses, intended parents, children born from the procedure, and the donor a right to sue for liquidated, compensatory, punitive damages and attorney’s fees. The law aims to protect reproductive autonomy and ensure transparency in fertility treatments.

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