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SB 1019

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF FROZEN EMBRYOS.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Rob Sampson

Connecticut law would establish adoption procedures and legal parentage rules for frozen embryos from fertility treatments, clarifying rights for adoptive parents and biological donors.

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Bill Summary · SB 1019

Legislative bill overview

SB 1019 would establish legal frameworks governing the adoption of frozen embryos in Connecticut. The bill creates pathways for individuals and couples to adopt embryos that remain from fertility treatments, establishing consent requirements, legal parentage determinations, and procedural mechanisms for embryo adoption.

Why is this important

Frozen embryo adoption addresses the practical reality of thousands of unused embryos stored in fertility clinics nationwide. This legislation clarifies legal rights, responsibilities, and protections for adoptive parents, biological donors, and embryos themselves—areas currently governed by incomplete or inconsistent state law. Clear statutory authority reduces legal uncertainty in what is increasingly common medical and family-building practice.

Potential points of contention

  • Donor consent and privacy standards: Disagreement over what level of ongoing consent biological donors should retain, whether anonymity can be requested, and how donor medical history is shared
  • Embryo legal status: Fundamental disagreements about whether frozen embryos warrant special legal protections and at what stage they gain personhood-like status
  • Religious and ethical frameworks: Conflicts between secular adoption frameworks and religious perspectives on embryo disposition, particularly regarding who may adopt and under what circumstances

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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