{
  "code": "US-ME",
  "name": "Maine",
  "last_reviewed": "2026-07",
  "confidence": "high",
  "black_letter": "19-A M.R.S. § 1922(1): “A donor is not a parent of a child conceived through assisted reproduction,” with exceptions in § 1922(2). UPA-style method definition (not physician-gated in the donor rule). NI outside AR.",
  "ai_informal": "statute_protects",
  "ni": "not_recognized",
  "physician_or_clinic_for_safe_harbor": "no",
  "agreement_effect": "evidence_only",
  "key_citations": [
    {
      "label": "19-A M.R.S. § 1922",
      "url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/19-A/title19-Asec1922.html"
    }
  ],
  "emerging_law_note": "Always re-read current official code; definitions of “donor” and “assisted reproduction” control.",
  "page": "/Pages/US/ME/me.html",
  "region_group": "US",
  "status_badges": {
    "AI-Single": "Statute",
    "AI-Married": "Statute",
    "NI": "Banned",
    "Contract": "Unknown"
  }
}