A woman who was almost six months pregnant had an abortion after she learned that her fertility doctor gave her a stranger’s embryo—some two decades after he allegedly did the same thing to another woman, according to a federal lawsuit.
“The Defendants have a history of mixing up, mislabeling, and/or outright losing their patients’ genetic material,” the couple in the current suit, referred to as Mr. and Ms. Doe, charged., which first reported the suit, that “all I can say is my heart goes out” to the couple in the more recent mixup. NYFI did not respond to a request for comment.
“This result did not make sense, since Ms. Doe was supposed to be carrying her own embryo,” the suit says. “Ms. Doe and Mr. Doe had to wait nearly a month before they received results of the DNA tests, all the while suffering the physical and emotional toll of the stress of the situation, including sleepless nights, nightmares, fatigue, stress headaches and uncontrollable crying.”
“Ms. Doe and Mr. Doe did not know what to do. They had grown to love this baby, who had already begun kicking. On the one hand, they did not want to lose her even if she was not genetically related to them. On the other hand, they could not imagine carrying a stranger’s baby to term, only to potentially lose her in later legal battles to her biological parents, which would be devastating to the entire family.
“Immediately after the termination, Ms. Doe experienced sharp uterine pains and achiness in addition to a large amount of bleeding. For four weeks after the surgery, Ms. Doe lactated profusely. Her breasts were so leaky and swollen that she could not leave the house or sleep through the night. When she did sleep, she experienced nightmares. She was forced to painstakingly wait while her milk subsided. Ms. Doe also experienced phantom kicking for several weeks after the termination.
This is one of the most horrendous stories I’ve read in a long while. Very sorry for what the couple had to go through, but aborting that baby that was already kicking at 6 months was a big mistake they’ll have to live with forever. Yes, it wasn’t their baby, but it was a baby.
Your headline says the woman was 'forced' to get an abortion. She was NOT. She chose to abort the baby she claimed to love, because it didn't have a genetic connection to her or her husband. I support her legal right to do so. But IMO, that's a shitty reason to end a life.