The Reality Reports

The Case That Drew National Attention: In 2014, a woman in the United States filed a lawsuit after a serious mistake at a sperm bank changed her life in an unexpected way. The case involved assisted reproduction, human error, and the limits of what courts are willing to recognize as legal harm. The woman, who lived in Ohio, had used a sperm bank in the Midwest to become pregnant through artificial insemination. She selected a donor based on specific traits listed in the donor profile. The clinic later admitted that the wrong donor’s sperm had been used.