Sperm mistake

A MAN who had a son via IVF treatment has discovered that the child is not his biological offspring and now wants €1 million compensation. The situation came to light due to a series of coincidences which included repeated comments from relatives about how little the child, who was born in late 2021, resembled his father.

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IVF baby is not biological offspring of father

By Simon Hunter

Then a friend with medical knowledge noticed that the blood group of the baby was incompatible with those of his parents.

This prompted the family to take a paternity test, the result of which showed that the woman was the child’s biological mother, but that the man was not the father.

“The result was communicated to the family on February 27, 2023 and was devastating for them,” a lawsuit filed by pressure group The Patient’s Ombudsman states.

Suing

The family is suing the health system as well as the Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar in Cadiz. The regional health chief, Catalina Garcia, launched an investigation into what exactly happened. The lawyer acting for the family, which has not been identified, also raised fears about how far-reaching the error could be: i.e. another fami-