I read a story today about a woman who underwent IVF treatment, and became pregnant from it. Later she found out the embryos were actually someone elses. Because of her religious views, she would not abort. She also met with the biological parents and is planning to hand the baby over when it is born. Since court precedent states the biological parents will always receive custody, they would not fight it.

I have a question for each side of the spectrum.

Pro-life: Would you think that the woman carrying the child should be able to keep it, or do you agree with the precedent?

Pro-choice: Do you think the pregnant woman should be able to abort, even though technically the child is not hers?

Question for all: Would you sue the s*** out of the fertility clinic? I sure would.

I watched interviews with both families earlier today. They all seem to understand that it's hard for the other parties involved, and the parents who pregnant asked only for a few minutes to say hello and good-bye when the baby is born (next week).

At the very least, every expense involved with this pregnancy should be cost-free to the families. That's quite a hefty mistake

It's a pretty fubar situation, in any case. Ultimately no resolution which appealed to general laws would be satisfactory in such a unique case; the families themselves should decide what is best for the child.

Why sue? What will it do, for anyone?
Too much focus on putting a price on everything!
Yes, all costs should be dropped, and the families counseled, but what will bankrupting the IVF service achieve?
It will merely increase the cost and difficulty for other would-be parents, and solve nothing.
A large part of the cost of providing any medical service is the price of insurance, and it's at historical highs, precisely because of this "sue for anything" attitude.

Well.... in this case Idk. She just paid all that money to do this, and turn around and just throw it down the drain? And I'd be very upset if some woman was carrying my baby and out of sheer spite aborted it.

If I were on either side, the pregnant woman or the couple with the embryos... I'd be suing the s*** out of the clinic.

It's a sticky situatation.

If I were pregnant with some other woman child, I wouldn't abort. It's her baby. She wants it. I'd never do that.

However, I'd be LIVID beyond belief.
It would kill me to carry a child for 9 months and give it away. I'd want MY baby.

I guess if anyone knows what the other couple are going through that woman with the baby does.

Personally if she wanted to abort at early stages i would completely understand that. I feel that is her prerogative seeing as she is going to be the vessel for this baby for the next 9 months.

If the embryos fertilised once they are likely to do so again.

If it was me yes I would sue the IVF clinic for a genuine amount to cover medical costs and at least 2 more cycles of treatment. I would not get greedy with it.

Medical establishments do not take complaints so seriously unless legal action is taken. People mess up in their jobs every day but when you look at the consequences there is no margin for error.