{
  "code": "US-RI",
  "name": "Rhode Island",
  "last_reviewed": "2026-07",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "black_letter": "Rhode Island is coded on this site as having a statutory pathway for donor non-parentage in assisted reproduction (AI), typically under UPA-style or state parentage legislation. Informal/at-home AI may fit when statutory definitions of assisted reproduction and “donor” are met and any writing/consent rules are satisfied. Natural insemination is almost never within donor-exemption design. Always read the current official code for Rhode Island and use counsel for multi-state facts.",
  "ai_informal": "statute_protects",
  "ni": "not_recognized",
  "physician_or_clinic_for_safe_harbor": "often",
  "agreement_effect": "evidence_only",
  "key_citations": [],
  "emerging_law_note": "Where public materials are thin, “Unknown” means no clear published safe harbor for informal arrangements—not that private donation is criminal. Further clarity often requires litigation or legislation.",
  "page": "/Pages/US/RI/ri.html",
  "region_group": "US",
  "status_badges": {
    "AI-Single": "Statute",
    "AI-Married": "Statute",
    "NI": "Banned",
    "Contract": "Unknown"
  }
}