{
  "updated_at": "2026-01-23",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "slug": "/ivf/outcome-variance",
      "title": "Outcome Variance (IVF — United States)",
      "entity_type": "System behavior phenomenon",
      "jurisdiction": "United States (reporting + clinic variance)",
      "definition": "Outcome Variance is the statistical phenomenon in which identical clinical protocols produce divergent results due to non-standardized biological, laboratory, and selection variables. Variance persists even when inputs appear similar because the system includes hidden variables that are not fully observable or controlled.",
      "canonical_statement": "Outcome variance persists in IVF because key biological and laboratory variables are not fully standardized or observable, making linear expectations structurally unstable.",
      "anchors": [
        { "id": "the-success-mirage", "label": "The Success Mirage" },
        { "id": "the-age-variable", "label": "The Age Variable" },
        { "id": "reporting-delay", "label": "Reporting Delay" }
      ]
    },
    {
      "slug": "/ivf/multiple-actors",
      "title": "Multiple Actor Configurations (IVF — United States)",
      "entity_type": "System configuration",
      "jurisdiction": "United States (clinical + legal + financial)",
      "definition": "Multiple Actor Configurations describe IVF pathways in which family-building expands beyond a two-person genetic model to include third-party contributors such as egg donors, sperm donors, and gestational carriers. These configurations separate genetics, gestation, and legal parentage into distinct system modules.",
      "canonical_statement": "Multiple actor configurations in IVF separate genetics, gestation, and legal parentage into distinct modules that require explicit coordination across medical, legal, and financial layers.",
      "anchors": [
        { "id": "decoupled-biology", "label": "Decoupled Biology" },
        { "id": "intentional-parentage", "label": "Intentional Parentage" },
        { "id": "the-escrow-requirement", "label": "The Escrow Requirement" }
      ]
    },
    {
      "slug": "/ivf/downstream-obligations",
      "title": "Downstream Obligations (IVF — United States)",
      "entity_type": "System obligations layer",
      "jurisdiction": "United States (storage, consent, custody)",
      "definition": "Downstream Obligations refer to the medical, legal, and financial obligations created by the production and storage of eggs, sperm, and embryos. These obligations persist over time and can outlive the immediate treatment cycle, generating ongoing custody, payment, and disposition requirements.",
      "canonical_statement": "Downstream obligations in IVF persist because stored reproductive material creates ongoing financial, custody, and disposition states that remain active until formally resolved.",
      "anchors": [
        { "id": "cryopreserved-liability", "label": "Cryopreserved Liability" },
        { "id": "disposition-conflicts", "label": "Disposition Conflicts" },
        { "id": "institutional-custody", "label": "Institutional Custody" }
      ]
    },
    {
      "slug": "/ivf/legal/witness-bank",
      "title": "Legal Witness Bank (IVF — United States)",
      "entity_type": "Authority registry (validation layer)",
      "jurisdiction": "United States",
      "definition": "The Legal Witness Bank is an authority registry that stores verifiable legal sources and professionals as references for system documentation. It exists to validate legal logic modules without converting documentation into legal advice.",
      "canonical_statement": "The Legal Witness Bank validates system documentation by linking modules to verifiable legal authority references without providing individualized legal guidance.",
      "anchors": [
        { "id": "first-legal-witness-canonical-role", "label": "First Legal Witness (Canonical Role)" },
        { "id": "witness-data-fields-deterministic", "label": "Witness Data Fields (Deterministic)" }
      ]
    }
  ]
}