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The couple had already had a firstborn on September 23, 2024 via in vitro fertilization at the same center. On June 3, 2025, after a new attempt at assisted fertilization, a girl was born who, from genetic analyses, did not appear to be biologically the parents' daughter.
A request for compensation, worth 540 thousand euros, was formalized to the ASL Napoli 1 Centro and to the health management of the San Paolo hospital in the Neapolitan capital by the couple who on 3 June 2025, after undergoing in vitro fertilization in the San Paolo Reproductive Medicine Centre, had a baby girl who, from the tests, did not appear to be biologically their daughter. The notice and formal notice was sent via certified e-mail to the recipients by the lawyer Francesco Petruzzi, lawyer for Angela and Marco, aged 36 and 41 respectively, who, thanks to the same fertilization technique, had had their firstborn in the same center on 23 September 2024.
The disputed damages
The report of the lawyer Petruzzi's consultant, the doctor Luca Scognamiglio, was also attached to the request, in which the damage suffered by the embryo exchange was highlighted, including the permanent biological damage of a psychological nature; the damage caused by the violation of procreative self-determination and "unwanted birth"; damage from compromising one's own embryos; the damage from genetic ignorance and the damage reflected to the firstborn. Finally, legal expenses and any future psychological damage to the firstborn were added to the 540 thousand euros.
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The ASL Napoli 1 Centro and the San Paolo hospital will launch an internal investigation into the case of embryo exchange.
Very likely · Within weeks
A judicial technical assessment could be ordered to verify responsibilities in the in vitro fertilization process.
Likely · Within months

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