US couple sues IVF clinic over mixed up genetic material

US residents Natalie and Josh Strong filed a lawsuit against an IVF clinic that accidentally mixed up the genetic material of two men. NBC News reports.

The couple sought help with conception at the Brown Fertility clinic. After giving birth, the couple suddenly found out that the DNA of the newborn girl and Josh did not match. As Natalie said, they made this discovery after a blood test. The woman has a negative blood type, Josh has a second negative blood type, and their daughter has a third positive blood type.

At first they thought Josh simply didn't know his real blood type. However, re-checking proved the opposite. The couple are sure that the doctors are to blame for everything. Allegedly, they mistakenly inseminated Natalie with the sperm of an unknown man.

“We are devastated... We will have to decide how to tell [our child] about this one day, and it has taken away the euphoria of having a baby,” the mother admitted. Now the girl is one year and three months old, but her parents have not received a response from the clinic. “It's hard to deal with, but we love her very much,” Josh said.