ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
artificial insemination.Family law. A process for achieving conception, whereby semen is
inserted into a woman’s vagina by some means other than intercourse. • If the woman is married
when the artificial insemination and the birth occur, and her husband has consented to the
insemination, and the insemination is performed by a licensed physician, the husband is
considered the father of the child. If the woman is unmarried at the time of the insemination,
several factors, varying from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, determine whether the donor is
considered the father of the child. Cf. IN VITRO FERTILIZATION ; GAMETE
INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; ZYGOTE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER .
artificial insemination by donor.Artificial insemination in which the semen donor is someone
other than the recipient’s husband. — Abbr. AID. — Also termed heterologous artificial
insemination; exogamous insemination.
artificial insemination by husband.Artificial insemination in which the semen donor is the
recipient’s husband. — Abbr. AIH. — Also termed homologous insemination; endogenous
insemination.
endogenous insemination.See artificial insemination by husband.
exogamous insemination.See artificial insemination by donor.
heterologous artificial insemination.See artificial insemination by donor.
homologous artificial insemination.See artificial insemination by husband.[Blacks Law 8th]