Louisiana § RS 9:126 - Ownership; control and decisionmaking authority
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 9:126 — Ownership; control and decisionmaking authority, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 9:126. Ownership; control and decisionmaking authority
A. An in vitro fertilized human embryo is not susceptible of ownership, and is not the property of the physician who acts as an agent of fertilization, or the facility which employs the physician, or the donors of the sperm and ovum.
B. Neither the facility nor the physician acting as an agent of fertilization shall have decisionmaking authority over a viable in vitro fertilized human embryo.
C. The intended parent or parents shall have control and decisionmaking authority over a viable in vitro fertilized human embryo.
Acts 1986, No. 964, §1; Acts 2025, No. 116, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 9:126 ("Ownership; control and decisionmaking authority") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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