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US couple files malpractice lawsuit against doctor for embryo mix up
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A white couple from New York has filed a malpractice lawsuit against a doctor they allege was responsible for an embryo mix up during in vitro fertilisation that resulted in the woman giving birth to a black baby when she delivered twins.
The couple, who gave birth to their own white baby at the same time, allege that their doctor, Lillian Nash of New York, was wilfully negligent when she mistakenly implanted the embryo of a black couple from Teaneck, New Jersey, into the white mother. In court papers filed in New York, the couple also charged that Dr Nash violated confidentiality rules when she divulged their names to the black couple. New York State Health Department officials have also determined that Dr Nash was not licensed to perform in vitro fertilisations in her office.
The mix up occurred in April last year, when both women were in Dr
Nash's
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