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UK-based couple say overseas surrogacy agency made twins using wrong sperm
United Kingdom🏛️ PoliticsCenter2 days ago

UK-based couple say overseas surrogacy agency made twins using wrong sperm

A UK-based couple, PP and QQ, discovered through DNA testing that they were not biologically related to their twin children born via a Sri Lankan surrogacy agency. The couple had traveled to Sri Lanka after failed IVF attempts in India, where they had previously lost two infants. The surrogacy agency, Wish Fertility, initially stated the embryos were created with the husband's sperm but later claimed the couple had consented to using donor sperm. The couple denied signing such a form. After DNA results showed the father was not biologically linked to the children, the couple withdrew their parental order application and pursued adoption. In his ruling, Mr Justice Peel concluded the couple were 'blameless' and suggested the sperm mix-up was likely an error rather than intentional, noting there was no evidence of consent for donor sperm and no indication of sperm quality issues.

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UK-based couple say overseas surrogacy agency made twins using wrong sperm

A UK-based couple, PP and QQ, discovered through DNA testing that they were not biologically related to their twin children born via a Sri Lankan surrogacy agency. The couple had traveled to Sri Lanka after failed IVF attempts in India, where they had previously lost two infants. The surrogacy agency, Wish Fertility, initially stated the embryos were created with the husband's sperm but later claimed the couple had consented to using donor sperm. The couple denied signing such a form. After DNA results showed the father was not biologically linked to the children, the couple withdrew their parental order application and pursued adoption. In his ruling, Mr Justice Peel concluded the couple were 'blameless' and suggested the sperm mix-up was likely an error rather than intentional, noting there was no evidence of consent for donor sperm and no indication of sperm quality issues.

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