Posted on 11/09/2021 1:03:24 AM PST by Tired of Taxes
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Alexander Cardinale expected to feel joy when his second daughter was born in September 2019. He and his wife Daphna had been trying for years to complete their family, and they underwent in vitro fertilization, including one failed cycle, to finally conceive.
The couple said they trusted their fertility clinic, California Center for Reproductive Health, and doctor, Dr. Eliran Mor, who came recommended by friends.
But when their baby was born, Alexander couldn't help but notice her darker complexion and jet-black hair. "I immediately felt shaken, confused as to why I didn't recognize her," he said during the press conference. Over time, both his love and suspicion grew. "It was truly my hell," he said.
About two months later, a DNA test revealed that their baby was not genetically related to either parent.
Weeks after alerting CCRM, the clinic told them it had discovered another couple had carried and begun raising their biological daughter. The couples, then strangers, had to go to court to legally swap the babies back.
"Our memories of childbirth will always be tainted by the sick reality that our biological child was given to someone else, and the baby that I fought to bring into this world was not mine to keep," Daphna said through tears during the press conference.
The Cardinales are now suing CCRM, Beverly Sunset Surgical Associates, In VitroTech Labs, Inc., and Mor. The couple didn't know Mor owns VitroTech Labs, Inc., and had been "self-dealing from one company to the other" despite the company's "sordid alleged history of mixing up, mislabeling, and/or losing customers' genetic material," a press release issued by the couples' lawyers says.
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That would be hard to go through as a parent. All they can do is try to make lemonade out of lemons. The babies should be fine though.
Oops.
worse things could have happened.
What a mess.
I know that if this happened to me I would want both babies..
My biological child and the one I had become attached to..
This will require the wisdom of Solomon...
What do you bet these are gay “couples”?
Real parents don’t mistake their children. I’m a dad of six children and I can tell you - a dad can’t be fooled by a swicheroo… I recognized my children immediately when they popped out.
They were unique individuals and if a nurse had tried to switch them out, it would have been like… WTF…where’s my kid?
And guess what: If a dad can’t be fooled, there’s NO WAY you are going to fool a mom. No f’ing way.
You posted*****What do you bet these are gay “couples”?*****
The article has photos showing the two couples. They are not gay!!!!
Oh well… shows how much I know! /S
I guess if you get involved with embryonic implants, it is a whole different ballgame…
I apologize for my narrow-mindedness.
Every now and too often these days then, FR slips into "Midnight tabloid mode" and comes up with stuff we wouldn't buy at a news stand . . . . but somehow it gets ink here.
The article sounds like the “wrong” baby was carried and “popped out”. Therefore, how would the parent automatically know? If the Mom carried this baby for 40 weeks and gave birth... parents may not know.
You are right.. I was wrong
Remember Kim Mays? The “wrong” child died and she didn’t want to live with her “real parents.” She had a very messed up life for a while. Last time she was on tv with Barbara Walters she didn’t look a thing like her old self.
Parents going after them Benjamins.
I do remember that story. One mother and her biological daughter both died without ever knowing the truth. It’s sad to hear the troubles the other daughter has had.
I suppose this story does sound like a headline you’d see on a supermarket tabloid, but I shared it because IVF has had a huge impact on society, which is why I put it under the Culture/Society topic.
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