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An Oregon woman is alleging that her mother was mistakenly inseminated with another man's sperm
The now 44-year-old woman and her parents are suing the clinic after discovering two years ago that her father is not her biological dad
They are requesting $17 million in damages
An Oregon woman is alleging that her mother was mistakenly inseminated with another man's sperm.
According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, the now 44-year-old woman — identified in the lawsuit as A.P. — is joined by her biological mother, known as C.W., and her father by marriage and birth, known as K.W., in suing Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and Providence Health & Services of Oregon for $17 million.
The threesome claims that C.W. and K.W. sought out fertility care and family planning at OHSU after being referred by their physician. However, they claim that during the process, the clinic mixed up K.W.'s sperm with another man's – known as R.W. in the lawsuit — and mistakenly gave her the wrong person's sperm.The Oregonianwas first to report the news.
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C.W. and K.W. welcomed their daughter A.P. in December 1981 and raised her as their biological child, never thinking that something had happened at the hospital. R.W. and his partner also became pregnant and welcomed their child in November 1981.
A.P. did not discover that her father is not K.W. until two years ago, when she underwent genetic testing. According to the lawsuit, more genetic testing revealed that her biological father is R.W.
Now, the family claims that K.W. was "stripped entirely" of his biological fatherhood of his firstborn baby with his wife, C.W., and says he is permanently reminded of the violation against his family.
C.W. claims she was also stripped of the bond of creating a shared life with her husband, and had to "bear the humiliation, discomfort, and physical distress" of carrying a pregnancy to term with another man's semen specimen. She says she suffered a "severe invasion of her personhood."
The family claims that A.P. is the "product of nonconsensual birth" and will endure doubt, frustration and confusion for the rest of her life. They also allege that the hospital knew of the mistake and "concealed the use of R.W.'s genetic material" and has refused to acknowledge any wrongdoing.
Now, they are requesting $17 million in damages from the hospital. OSHU declined to comment when reached by PEOPLE.
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