Recently, a sperm bank has been sued by a teenager conceived with sperm from that bank. She has a genetic disorder that came from the donor, and is arguing that the DNA received from her father is faulty and the sperm bank is liable.
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202429596840
I can see her side of the case, but don't agree with it at all. Sure, she has a genetic disorder from her father's DNA, but she also exists because of her father's DNA. I interpret the lawsuit as the teen and her mother saying "I'd rather not have been born than have this disorder", since she couldn't have one without the other. Anyway, I'm interested to hear what all you doctors and lawyers think about it.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
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