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Chicago woman claims sperm bank mix-up led to mixed-race pregnancy | Chicago woman claims sperm bank mix-up led to mixed-race pregnancy |
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A Caucasian mother in Chicago is suing a sperm bank for negligence and fraud, claiming a mistake by staff at the facility resulted in her giving birth to a mixed-race child. | |
Jennifer Cramblett’s case against Midwest Sperm Bank in Chicago, Illinois was originally dismissed last September on the basis that claims of a clerical error in the donation process lacked legal merit, reported the Chicago Tribune. | Jennifer Cramblett’s case against Midwest Sperm Bank in Chicago, Illinois was originally dismissed last September on the basis that claims of a clerical error in the donation process lacked legal merit, reported the Chicago Tribune. |
However, the Uniontown resident has now reportedly refiled the suit, this time citing misconduct and negligence against those managing her artificial insemination, according to Reuters. | However, the Uniontown resident has now reportedly refiled the suit, this time citing misconduct and negligence against those managing her artificial insemination, according to Reuters. |
The lawsuit claims staff misread donor numbers, resulting in Cramblett wrongly receiving sperm from an African-American man instead of a white donor. | The lawsuit claims staff misread donor numbers, resulting in Cramblett wrongly receiving sperm from an African-American man instead of a white donor. |
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Statements first issued to a Chicago district court two years ago detail how in 2011 Cramblett and her same-sex partner decided to start a family together. | Statements first issued to a Chicago district court two years ago detail how in 2011 Cramblett and her same-sex partner decided to start a family together. |
According to the court documents, the couple decided on donor no. 380, who had “with genetic traits similar to both of them.” | According to the court documents, the couple decided on donor no. 380, who had “with genetic traits similar to both of them.” |
However, not long after she became pregnant, Cramblett discovered she had been given vials of sperm from an African-American donor and she eventually gave birth to “a beautiful, obviously mixed race, baby girl.” | However, not long after she became pregnant, Cramblett discovered she had been given vials of sperm from an African-American donor and she eventually gave birth to “a beautiful, obviously mixed race, baby girl.” |
In the previous court case it was stated that the child is loved “very much.” | In the previous court case it was stated that the child is loved “very much.” |
But Cramblett has launched the second legal cause saying the apparent mix-up has led to “numerous challenges and external pressures” that she was not expecting. | But Cramblett has launched the second legal cause saying the apparent mix-up has led to “numerous challenges and external pressures” that she was not expecting. |
A number of problems deriving from the 2012 pregnancy, including the issue of living in a “racially intolerant” area and coming from an all-white background where some family members speak “openly and derisively about persons of color” were mentioned as part of an earlier lawsuit. | A number of problems deriving from the 2012 pregnancy, including the issue of living in a “racially intolerant” area and coming from an all-white background where some family members speak “openly and derisively about persons of color” were mentioned as part of an earlier lawsuit. |
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