StandingHampton
04-29-2012, 08:22 PM
Where's the celebration of our rainbow diversity? Where's the love?:heartthrob:
Gay couple had two children from 'different racial backgrounds in mix-up at IVF clinic'
A gay couple is said to be 'devastated' after an alleged mix-up at an IVF clinic led them to have two children from different racial backgrounds.
It is believed sperm from the wrong donor was used in the suspected blunder which has resulted in the second child being a different race from the rest of the family.
The mistake is alleged to have happened at the London Women's Clinic, in Harley Street, which specialises in helping gay men and women to conceive
It also has the largest sperm bank in Britain.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HEFA), which regulates IVF clinics, is believed to have begun investigating the case in January and a report will be presented on May 31.
It is claimed the parents only discovered the mix-up after the second child was born.
A spokeswoman for the HEFA told The Sunday Times: 'Our primary concern is for the patients involved and their confidentiality.
'They are understandably very distressed about the incident and the fact that it has become public knowledge.'
Dr Kamal Ajuja, who is in charge of the clinic, has called in an independent expert to investigate the case.
However, he said he could not comment while an investigation was ongoing.
Lawyers for the unit said the chances of a mix-up involving donor sperm is less than 0.02 per cent.
However, Caron Heyes, a solicitor at Blake Lapthorn which is representing the couple, said: 'The damage to the [younger] child in the future, to both the siblings and the family unit could be catastrophic.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136923/London-Womens-Clinic-investigation-gay-couples-IVF-mix-claims.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Gay couple had two children from 'different racial backgrounds in mix-up at IVF clinic'
A gay couple is said to be 'devastated' after an alleged mix-up at an IVF clinic led them to have two children from different racial backgrounds.
It is believed sperm from the wrong donor was used in the suspected blunder which has resulted in the second child being a different race from the rest of the family.
The mistake is alleged to have happened at the London Women's Clinic, in Harley Street, which specialises in helping gay men and women to conceive
It also has the largest sperm bank in Britain.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HEFA), which regulates IVF clinics, is believed to have begun investigating the case in January and a report will be presented on May 31.
It is claimed the parents only discovered the mix-up after the second child was born.
A spokeswoman for the HEFA told The Sunday Times: 'Our primary concern is for the patients involved and their confidentiality.
'They are understandably very distressed about the incident and the fact that it has become public knowledge.'
Dr Kamal Ajuja, who is in charge of the clinic, has called in an independent expert to investigate the case.
However, he said he could not comment while an investigation was ongoing.
Lawyers for the unit said the chances of a mix-up involving donor sperm is less than 0.02 per cent.
However, Caron Heyes, a solicitor at Blake Lapthorn which is representing the couple, said: 'The damage to the [younger] child in the future, to both the siblings and the family unit could be catastrophic.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136923/London-Womens-Clinic-investigation-gay-couples-IVF-mix-claims.html?ito=feeds-newsxml