Canonum De Ius Virtus Naturae
Canons of Bioethics Law

one heaven iconVI.   Homo Sapien Life

6.2 Homo Sapien Infant

Article 106 - Homo Sapien Infant

Canon 5190 (link)

Homo Sapien Infancy is defined as the period from birth until the 4th birthday. Infancy comes from the Latin infans meaning “young child, babe in arms”.

Canon 5191 (link)

It is the primary responsibility of the legal parents usually as legal guardians to protect, nurture, direct and keep well all Homo Sapien Infants.

Canon 5192 (link)

The legal parents of a Homo Sapien Infant are the biological parents unless the infant is a product of surrogacy, foster care or adoption in which case:

(i) If surrogacy, the legal parents are the ones that commissioned the surrogacy; or

(ii) If adoption, the legal parents are the ones that were accepted for adoption as adoptive parents; or

(iii) If foster care, the legal parents are the ones that were accepted as foster parents.

Canon 5193 (link)

The government, state, corporate agency or any appointed Administrator are forbidden to presume the role of Guardian or General Guardian of any Infant.

Canon 5194 (link)

The legal parents of an infant may have their powers as guardians and therefore custodians of an infant temporarily suspended, should a lack of competency and duty to their obligations to the infant in the following specific areas as legal parents be established:

(i) Sustained physical and mental abuse; and

(ii) Sustained lack of basic nutrition and general hygiene; and

(iii) Any form of sexual abuse.

Canon 5195 (link)

The legal parents of an infant may have their powers as guardians and therefore custodians of an infant permanently suspended, should it be proven there continues to be a lack of competency and duty to their obligations to the infant in the following specific areas as legal parents be established:

(i) Sustained physical and mental abuse of other children under their supervision; and

(ii) Sustained lack of basic nutrition and general hygiene of other children under their supervision; and

(iii) History of sexual abuse of other children under their supervision.