8 months ago
Couple Sues Fertility Clinic Over Embryo Mix-Up
A couple in the US had a baby through a fertility clinic, but later found out the baby wasn't theirs.
The baby didn't look like them, and genetic tests showed no relation.
The couple thinks the clinic mixed up their embryos with another family's.
They want the clinic to check all babies born there in the last five years to find their real child.
They also want to make sure the baby they have now is given to the right parents.
The clinic has agreed to do the tests, and they are trying to solve the problem.
A US couple sued a fertility clinic after discovering the baby born to them was not genetically theirs.
The couple realized the baby was not theirs due to the baby's non-Caucasian appearance.
Genetic testing confirmed the baby had no genetic relationship to the couple.
The couple alleges that their embryos may have been implanted in another woman.
The clinic has agreed to proceed with genetic testing of children born under their care in the past five years.
- Who
- Steven Mills and Tiffany Score, a US couple
- What
- Suing a fertility clinic for an embryo mix-up
- Where
- Orlando, Florida
- When
- Baby born on December 11, lawsuit filed recently, hearing on January 28
- Why
- Baby born is not genetically theirs due to a mix-up at the fertility clinic
Key facts
- Couple
- Steven Mills and Tiffany Score
- Baby's Birth Date
- December 11
- Fertility Clinic
- IVF Life, Inc.
- Clinic Director
- Dr Milton McNichol
- Attorney
- John Scarola
- Embryos Created
- 2020
- Hearing Date
- January 28
Quotes
John Scarola
Attorney representing the couple
“They have fallen in love with this child. They would be thrilled in the knowledge that they could raise this child. But their concern is that this is someone else's child, and someone could show up at any time and claim the baby and take that baby away from them.”
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