According to the lawsuit, a Georgia woman is suing a fertility clinic after giving birth to a pregnant baby through in vitro fertilization and subsequently losing custody of the child to his biological parents.
Christina Murray, 38, is suing coastal infertility experts, a South Carolina-based IVF clinic, for catastrophic disruption, the lawsuit said. At a press conference reported by NBC News, the clinic's actions that led to her losing custody of the baby a few months after bonding with him was that she lost custody of the baby after bonding with her. It led to.
In a statement issued Wednesday, coastal infertility experts said the clinic “deeply regrets the pain caused by the unprecedented mistakes that led to the disruption of embryo transfers.”
“This ultimately led to the birth of healthy children, but we recognize the huge impact this situation has had on affected families, and we are broadening our sincere apologies.” The emailed statement said.
Murray is one of several stories about mix-ups after in vitro fertilization. This is widely used by people seeking to have children, Roev. We are under renewed scrutiny by Wade's overthrow and the president's expectations. Trump's policy on reproductive rights. Trump said he wants to expand practice and reduce its costs.
The IVF chaos story is extremely rare. Still, what happens is miserable for everyone involved, and often leads to catastrophic decisions about the child's future several years after the child is raised by people who are not biological parents.
“The laws regarding this are not particularly clear, and there are not many of them,” said Mary Ziegler, a law professor at the UC Davis School of Law. “There have been other mixed-up cases like this, but it's difficult to find a clear precedent.”
According to court documents, one woman, Murray sought the services of coastal fertility specialists to conceive a child with a selected sperm donor. Murray received an embryo transfer in May 2023.
Murray said he knew something wasn't planned as soon as the child was born in December 2023. The lawsuit said. However, according to the lawsuit, the child was born with dark skin and looked like African-American.
Murray said he realized there was a mistake in coastal fertility and that the wrong embryos were likely embedded.
Still, Murray took the child home, cared for him, breastfeed him, and took him to the appointment of a doctor. She avoided friends and family and did not post images on social media, fearing the obvious conclusion that the child was not her. Court documents say at the family funeral, she placed a blanket on the child's carrier so no one could see him.
After her DNA testing request was rejected by the hospital, Murray said she had undergone a home genetic test in January 2024. It proved her fear. She informed the clinic, hoping it would inform the child she had been carrying so much she didn't know.
“Potentially, Murray believed that coastal fertility had transferred her embryos to another couple,” the lawsuit said.
The couple, who were found to be biological parents, sued Murray for custody. Despite wanting to have a child, she handed the boy over to the couple in May 2024.
A statement from coastal fertility said “all of Ms Murray's embryos are always described and available at any time,” and “to support all affected families with transparency and compassion.” I'm committed.”
Murray hasn't seen the kids as he gave up on him to other couples in May. In an interview Wednesday, she said she was choosing the option of whether they wanted to connect or not.
“I'll leave them to contact us,” she said.
The clinic said the confusion has been “in isolation in our 15-year history” and that other patients have not been affected. “We immediately conducted a detailed review on the same day that this error was discovered, and additional safeguards were introduced to further protect the patients and to ensure that such incidents do not occur again. ”
Murray added that he “has no interest in using embryos stored on the coast” but did not give up hope. “I started traveling at another clinic,” she said.
