keccers
@keccers.eth
The woman pictured gave birth to the baby she’s holding. You might notice something off here — she did too The IVF clinic she went to implanted another couple’s embryo. After raising the child for 5 months she surrendered him to the biological parents There’s no way to tell how many mistakes like this and others occur with IVF because most end in arbitration. No one’s tracking anything And calls for industry regulation are meeting fierce pushback “The IVF industry has historically opposed additional regulation, saying that mistakes are no more common than in any other field of medicine.” There also is an unwillingness to confront an embryo’s personhood that plays a part. No one wants to link IVF and abortion One thing to me seems certain— as more people turn to IVF as its popularity grows for genetic family planning (vs fertility alone) — there will be more mistakes https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/ivf-errors-legal-protections-nightmare-mistakes-lawsuits-rcna194215
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breadmilkbutter
@breadmilkbutter
Wow
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keccers
@keccers.eth
Gagging at the idea of essentially being someone’s surrogate while thinking you’re carrying your own baby the whole time. I think what happened to her would mentally ruin me
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breadmilkbutter
@breadmilkbutter
same, I can’t even imagine how that must feel
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Stuart
@olystuart
Yeah same... I would say sorry this is my baby I'm not the one who fucked up.
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