We Do Not Want A Black Baby
NEW YORK - A Long Island couple can proceed with a lawsuit against a fertility clinic after their baby girl was born with a complexion that is much darker than either parent's, a judge has ruled. The lawsuit claims the clinic botched the insemination of the wife's eggs. The ruling was made public Wednesday.
Ref. https://www.nypost.com/seven/03222007/news/...odd_venezia.htm
This is a very unfortunate case. I mean, this little girl is precious but is not the guy's daughter. How could this happened? When reading the article I had the impression the parents are more concerned over the little girl's complexion than the fact that is not the daughter of the guy. Strange.
There seems to be a lot of mixed messages coming out of this story. Firstly, if it were me that was involved, I would be very concerned as to the health state of the mixed up donor..ie, was he HIV infected or had aids, and would this be passed on through the Mother or child?
There doesn't seem to be any anxiety over this, it just purely seems to be about the color of the girls skin and nothing else, which I think is very sad, as you have to remember that a little girl is involved here, and she doesn't seem to have been accepted at all into the family.
I can see that the family would be disappointed that the father wasn't actually the biological Father of the child, but the Mother isn't white American, so really they could get away with the little girl's skin color being slightly darker.
As to whether the family should be able to sue or not, I would say yes, on the grounds of health risks and not knowing whether the sperm donors health had been screened or not.
Either way, the little girl is beautiful, and I hope she is loved and treasured as she deserves to be.
QUOTE (DianeC @ 19-Apr 07, 6:57 AM) |
I can see that the family would be disappointed that the father wasn't actually the biological Father of the child, but the Mother isn't white American, so really they could get away with the little girl's skin color being slightly darker. |
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The Andrews, however, fear that because of the circumstances of her birth "she may be subjected to physical and emotional illness as a result of not being the same race as her parents and siblings," according to their suit. |
Farseer said:
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Personally, I don't think she looks all that different from her sister in the photo from the article. |
From the article:
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Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam ruled this week that the Andrews' emotional distress suit can go to trial against the fertility clinic - New York Medical Services for Reproductive Medicine, headed by Dr. Reginald Puckett - and the embryologist who allegedly mixed up the samples, Carlo Acosta. |