{
  "code": "US-WA",
  "name": "Washington",
  "last_reviewed": "2026-07",
  "confidence": "high",
  "black_letter": "RCW 26.26A.605: “A donor is not a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction.” RCW 26.26A.010 defines assisted reproduction as a method of causing pregnancy other than sexual intercourse (IUI, gamete/embryo donation, IVF, ICSI) and defines donor as an individual who provides gametes intended for use in assisted reproduction (with listed exceptions). No physician-provision gate in the donor definition. Informal AI can fit; NI does not.",
  "ai_informal": "statute_protects",
  "ni": "not_recognized",
  "physician_or_clinic_for_safe_harbor": "no",
  "agreement_effect": "evidence_only",
  "key_citations": [
    {
      "label": "RCW 26.26A.605",
      "url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=26.26A.605"
    },
    {
      "label": "RCW 26.26A.010",
      "url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=26.26A.010"
    }
  ],
  "emerging_law_note": "Always re-read current official code; definitions of “donor” and “assisted reproduction” control.",
  "page": "/Pages/US/WA/wa.html",
  "region_group": "US",
  "status_badges": {
    "AI-Single": "Statute",
    "AI-Married": "Statute",
    "NI": "Banned",
    "Contract": "Unknown"
  }
}