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The definition of "parent" is still restricted. The parents of a child conceived by natural reproduction are limited to the birth mother and the biological father under section 26 of the ''Family Law Act''. However, for a child conceived by assisted reproduction, the people who sign an assisted reproduction agreement can agree that the child's parents will include: | The definition of "parent" is still restricted. The parents of a child conceived by natural reproduction are limited to the birth mother and the biological father under section 26 of the ''Family Law Act''. However, for a child conceived by assisted reproduction, the people who sign an assisted reproduction agreement can agree that the child's parents will include: | ||
*one or two people who intend to have the child, | |||
*a donor of sperm, | |||
*a donor of eggs, | |||
*a surrogate mother, and | |||
*the "spouse" of a surrogate mother, | |||
for a total of six people who can be the "parents" of a child for all purposes of the law of British Columbia. These limits are important, as it is a child's ''parents'' who are presumed, in most cases, to be the child's ''guardians'', and it is only ''guardians'' who have parenting responsibilities for, and parenting time with, a child. | for a total of six people who can be the "parents" of a child for all purposes of the law of British Columbia. These limits are important, as it is a child's ''parents'' who are presumed, in most cases, to be the child's ''guardians'', and it is only ''guardians'' who have parenting responsibilities for, and parenting time with, a child. | ||
