News
2007-03-08
Lesbian couple
sues lab that lost their embryos
A lesbian couple
are suing a Manhattan sperm and embryo bank, alleging
that it lost six of of their embryos. The New York
A lesbian couple
are suing a Manhattan sperm and embryo bank, alleging
that it lost six of of their embryos. The New York
Daily Newsreports that the suit against Repro Lab
by Adriana Pacheco and Cathy Berger was filed in the
Manhattan supreme court, with the couple seeking at
least $3 million in damages.
Berger signed an
embryo storage agreement with the company in May 2003
that required them to release the embryos at her request.
When the couple requested to retrieve them in May 2006
for a frozen embryo transfer cycle, Berger was
informed that they "were missing, could not be found
and had been lost," according to the lawsuit.
"Repro Lab should
have dealt with the embryos with the greatest of
care," Susan Dennehy, a lawyer for the couple, told the DailyNews. "It's a sacred trust."
According to the
article, the couple have children but would not state
how many. (The Advocate)
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