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'Something wasn't right': Wrong sperm given to UK families by IVF clinics in northern Cyprus
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Posted on 03/31/2026 6:58:32 AM PDT by BenLurkin

"It was pretty soon after James was born that I knew something wasn't right," says Laura.

She and her partner, Beth, have two children - James, and their eldest Kate - both conceived through IVF treatment at a clinic in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus.

The two women used their own eggs and carefully chose one anonymous, healthy sperm donor. They told the clinic which ordered the sperm for them that it was important the same donor was used for both babies - so their children would be biologically related.

But when James was born, they both noticed that his "beautiful" brown eyes were very different to those of his biological mum, Beth, and the sperm donor the family had requested. It sparked a flame of doubt in his parents' minds: "Had our clinic made a mistake?"

After nearly a decade of worrying, Beth and Laura decided their children should take a DNA test. The results indicated neither child was related to the sperm donor their parents had selected. What is more, the evidence suggested the children were not even related to each other.

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BBC News has spoken to the families of seven children in total who believe the wrong sperm or egg donors were used during IVF treatment. Most of these families have done commercial DNA tests which appear to confirm their fears.

All the cases are linked to clinics in northern Cyprus - a territory where European Union laws do not apply and which is only legally recognised by Turkey.

Northern Cyprus has become one of the most popular destinations for British people seeking fertility treatment abroad, say experts. Clinics are loosely regulated and promise low prices and high success rates.

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'We thought we had ordered sperm from Denmark'

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: cyprus; europeanunion; ivf; lesbians; turkey; unitedkingdom

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1 posted on 03/31/2026 6:58:32 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

“Oopsy!”


2 posted on 03/31/2026 7:00:27 AM PDT by pingman (Hi Ho Silver! AWAY!)
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And they seem like such nice people, too.

/S

3 posted on 03/31/2026 7:01:01 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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One might suspect that the ‘fathers’ are muslims, and that this is another means of destroying Western culture.


4 posted on 03/31/2026 7:01:40 AM PDT by drwoof
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5 posted on 03/31/2026 7:01:54 AM PDT by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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6 posted on 03/31/2026 7:04:06 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: pingman

Yeah…. Something’s wrong alright.
Started way, way before they thought of having kids the modern way.


7 posted on 03/31/2026 7:05:57 AM PDT by Donbue
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To: T.B. Yoits
As I pass through my incarnations in every age and race,
I make my proper prostrations to the Gods of the Market Place.
Peering through reverent fingers I watch them flourish and fall,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings, I notice, outlast them all.

8 posted on 03/31/2026 7:07:31 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: T.B. Yoits
From the article title: "...Wrong sperm given..."

It seems "wrong" or "right" is a difference of opinion.

9 posted on 03/31/2026 7:09:14 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: BenLurkin

So, you didn’t order the scrambled eggs then?

10 posted on 03/31/2026 7:09:25 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: BenLurkin

Why do I get the impression that there are perv guys putting their sperm in there, in place of any “legit” chosen sperm?


11 posted on 03/31/2026 7:10:29 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: BenLurkin

Some babies grow in a peculiar way.


12 posted on 03/31/2026 7:11:12 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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HA!


13 posted on 03/31/2026 7:11:33 AM PDT by pissant ((Deport them all))
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To: BenLurkin

foolish people trying to play God by using such methods to create a child. God does allow people to do unwise things.


14 posted on 03/31/2026 7:11:40 AM PDT by b4me (Pray, and let God change you. He knows better than you or anyone else, who He made you to be.)
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To: BenLurkin

Well go to a third world clinic and you get third world


15 posted on 03/31/2026 7:16:49 AM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: BenLurkin

They ordered sperm from a certain country, Denmark?

I’m not familiar with the sperm market. It sounds like you can go to Cyprus, but then you order sperm from different countries?


16 posted on 03/31/2026 7:17:34 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Globohomo is globo.


17 posted on 03/31/2026 7:18:33 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Muslims have repeatedly stated they will conquer Europe via the womb and not through warfare.

Looks like this may be part of it.


18 posted on 03/31/2026 7:21:00 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: dfwgator

It changed, it grew, and everybody knew.


19 posted on 03/31/2026 7:23:37 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: BenLurkin

The sperm is probably from the doctor running the clinic, lol, and the janitor that mops up! The two lesbians have received their reward. Now they get to raise their two kids to be gay as well. Sad.


20 posted on 03/31/2026 7:25:24 AM PDT by Battlestar (Tired of transgenders, drug addicts, and mentally ill taking over our streets, schools, government)
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