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]