{
  "code": "US-TN",
  "name": "Tennessee",
  "last_reviewed": "2026-07",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "black_letter": "Tenn. Code Ann. \u00a7 68-3-306 provides that a child born to a married woman as a result of artificial insemination with the husband\u2019s consent is the legitimate child of the husband and wife. That marital AI legitimacy statute is not a clear free-standing non-parentage safe harbor for informal peer-to-peer AI, especially for unmarried recipients. Map AI status remains Unknown for informal arrangements; counsel required.",
  "ai_informal": "insufficient_primary",
  "ni": "not_recognized",
  "physician_or_clinic_for_safe_harbor": "unclear",
  "agreement_effect": "insufficient_primary",
  "key_citations": [
    {
      "label": "Tenn. Code Ann. \u00a7 68-3-306",
      "url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-68/health/chapter-3/part-3/section-68-3-306/",
      "quote": "A child born to a married woman as a result of artificial insemination, with consent of the married woman\u2019s husband, is deemed to be the legitimate child of the husband and wife."
    }
  ],
  "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/TN/tn.html",
  "region_group": "US",
  "status_badges": {
    "AI-Single": "Unknown",
    "AI-Married": "Unknown",
    "NI": "Banned",
    "Contract": "Unknown"
  }
}