Family
Sep. 3, 2011
Switched before birth: The strange case of in vitro fertilization mishaps
It's stunning to realize we haven't yet mastered how to keep track of embryos.
Judith Daar
Dean-Elect, Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University
Last month, a Santa Monica couple sued their fertility doctor alleging a patient's worst nightmare. After giving birth to a son through in vitro fertilization (IVF) in 2009, the couple returned to the clinic in January to work on a sibling using excess embryos frozen for just this purpose. To their extreme dismay, the pair was told their offspring-in-waiting could not be found. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs fear the embryos were mistakenly implanted in another woman, wrecking th...
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