Sause and Schnitzer

Summary

The court held that Sause's genetic connection to the child, conceived through assisted reproductive technology, did not make her a legal parent under Oregon law or give her a protected parental interest under the Due Process Clause. It held that the parties' agreement could nevertheless support nonparental contractual rights concerning contact with the child and remanded for the trial court to determine those rights. The court also held that the later-enacted assisted-reproduction statutes did not apply to the dispute.