{
  "code": "US-OH",
  "name": "Ohio",
  "last_reviewed": "2026-07",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "black_letter": "ORC § 3111.95(B): if a woman is the subject of non-spousal artificial insemination, the donor shall not be treated as the natural father. Chapter 3111 defines non-spousal AI in a regulated scheme that includes a “physician” definition (§ 3111.88). Pure informal AI should not be assumed to inherit the exclusion without fitting the chapter’s process.",
  "ai_informal": "clinic_or_physician_required",
  "ni": "not_recognized",
  "physician_or_clinic_for_safe_harbor": "yes",
  "agreement_effect": "evidence_only",
  "key_citations": [
    {
      "label": "ORC § 3111.95",
      "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3111.95"
    },
    {
      "label": "ORC § 3111.88",
      "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3111.88"
    }
  ],
  "emerging_law_note": "Always re-read current official code; definitions of “donor” and “assisted reproduction” control.",
  "page": "/Pages/US/OH/oh.html",
  "region_group": "US",
  "status_badges": {
    "AI-Single": "Banned",
    "AI-Married": "Banned",
    "NI": "Banned",
    "Contract": "Unknown"
  }
}