{
  "code": "US-KS",
  "name": "Kansas",
  "last_reviewed": "2026-07",
  "confidence": "high",
  "black_letter": "Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2208(f): the donor of semen provided to a licensed physician for AI of a woman other than the donor’s wife is treated as if not the birth father (unless writing to the contrary). Informal AI without the physician pathway is outside the clear statutory safe harbor. Marotta/support litigation illustrates agency and litigation risk.",
  "ai_informal": "clinic_or_physician_required",
  "ni": "not_recognized",
  "physician_or_clinic_for_safe_harbor": "yes",
  "agreement_effect": "evidence_only",
  "key_citations": [
    {
      "label": "Kan. Stat. Ann. § 23-2208",
      "url": "https://www.ksrevisor.org/statutes/chapters/ch23/023_022_0008.html"
    }
  ],
  "emerging_law_note": "Always re-read current official code; definitions of “donor” and “assisted reproduction” control.",
  "page": "/Pages/US/KS/ks.html",
  "region_group": "US",
  "status_badges": {
    "AI-Single": "Banned",
    "AI-Married": "Banned",
    "NI": "Banned",
    "Contract": "Unknown"
  }
}