{
  "code": "US-AK",
  "name": "Alaska",
  "last_reviewed": "2026-07",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "black_letter": "Alaska Stat. \u00a7 25.20.045 provides that a child born to a married woman by artificial insemination performed by a licensed physician with written consent of both spouses is the natural and legitimate child of both spouses. That is a limited marital/physician legitimacy path\u2014not a clear free-standing non-parentage safe harbor for informal peer-to-peer AI. Map AI status remains Unknown for informal arrangements; counsel and current code research required.",
  "ai_informal": "insufficient_primary",
  "ni": "not_recognized",
  "physician_or_clinic_for_safe_harbor": "unclear",
  "agreement_effect": "insufficient_primary",
  "key_citations": [
    {
      "label": "Alaska Stat. \u00a7 25.20.045",
      "url": "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#25.20.045",
      "quote": "A child, born to a married woman by means of artificial insemination performed by a licensed physician and consented to in writing by both spouses, is considered for all purposes the natural and legitimate child of both spouses."
    }
  ],
  "emerging_law_note": "Where public materials are thin, \u201cUnknown\u201d means no clear published safe harbor for informal arrangements\u2014not that private donation is criminal. Further clarity often requires litigation or legislation.",
  "page": "/Pages/US/AK/ak.html",
  "region_group": "US",
  "status_badges": {
    "AI-Single": "Unknown",
    "AI-Married": "Unknown",
    "NI": "Banned",
    "Contract": "Unknown"
  }
}