With ABC Legal correspondent Royal Oakes
When Daphna Cardinale became pregnant with her second daughter in January 2019, she was overjoyed. But when the girl was born that September, Daphna and her husband, Alexander, were shocked.
According to a lawsuit the Cardinales filed Monday, the fertility clinic that facilitated the in vitro pregnancy implanted another couple’s embryo into Daphna. Their own embryo, the Cardinales learned, was implanted into the mother of the child to whom Daphna gave birth.“We had no idea at the time that this greatest potential for joy would bring us such enduring pain and trauma,” Daphna said at a news conference on Monday.
The couple is suing the clinic and its owner, obstetrician Eliran Mor, for monetary damages. Their claims against Mor and his company include breach of contract, medical malpractice and infliction of emotional distress on the couple.
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