{
  "code": "CA-BC",
  "name": "British Columbia",
  "last_reviewed": "2026-07",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "black_letter": "British Columbia’s Family Law Act provides relatively modern parentage rules for assisted reproduction and donors, with strong emphasis on pre-conception intent/agreements. Informal AI can be planned within that framework; NI remains more fragile than AI. Federal gamete-payment limits still apply.",
  "ai_informal": "statute_protects",
  "ni": "not_recognized",
  "physician_or_clinic_for_safe_harbor": "no",
  "agreement_effect": "statutory_sample_or_strong_intent_evidence",
  "key_citations": [],
  "emerging_law_note": "Where public materials are thin, “Unknown” on this site means no clear published safe harbor—not that private arrangements are criminal. Further clarity often requires litigation or legislation.",
  "page": "/Pages/CA/BC/bc.html",
  "region_group": "CA"
}