{"id":2228374,"date":"2024-04-23T17:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T21:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nine-couples-sue-fertility-clinic-for-allegedly-implanting-dead-embryos-during-ivf-procedures\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T17:10:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T21:10:02","slug":"nine-couples-sue-fertility-clinic-for-allegedly-implanting-dead-embryos-during-ivf-procedures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nine-couples-sue-fertility-clinic-for-allegedly-implanting-dead-embryos-during-ivf-procedures\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine Couples Sue Fertility Clinic For Allegedly Implanting \u2018Dead Embryos\u2019 During IVF Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnine-couples-sue-fertility-clinic-for-allegedly-implanting-dead-embryos-during-ivf-procedures%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2228374&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nine couples are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/lawsuit\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">suing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ovation Fertility in Newport Beach, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/california\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">California<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, alleging the in vitro fertilization (IVF) provider knowingly implanted deceased embryos into patients to cover up a lab mistake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are at least two joint lawsuits pending against the provider, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/couples-sue-fertility-clinic-alleging-women-implanted-dead-toxic-embryos-exclusive-8637361\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The filings allege that a lab embryologist wrongly injected the embryos with hydrogen peroxide or a different toxic substance instead of a sterile solution while they were in an incubator, which caused the embryos to be \u201ckilled instantly.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The lawsuits further alleges that Ovation employees were aware that the embryos were deceased when they were implanted but chose to have \u201cthese dead embryos [implanted] into the would-be mothers.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Specific charges against the facility include negligent misrepresentation, fraud, negligence, and medical battery, per <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/couples-allege-ivf-provider-destroyed-embryos-toxic-solution\/story?id=109386947\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ABC News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While most plaintiffs chose to remain anonymous, one couple spoke with People about their experience at the clinic and why they chose to pursue legal action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brooke Berger and her husband Bennett Hardy began pursuing IVF treatments two years ago. They expressed distress at finding out the procedure they went through at Ovation had no chance of success. \u201cIt\u2019s been very difficult and has taken such a toll,\u201d Berger told the outlet. \u201cThere was no chance at all. We found out that we went through all of this for nothing. It was really heartbreaking.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Their attorney Robert H. Marcereau said, \u201cThe story that came up more often and more consistently \u2014 at least three or four times with our clients \u2014 getting it secondhand from their doctors, was this notion that somehow hydrogen peroxide had been accidentally introduced into the incubator while the embryos were there, which hydrogen peroxide, it\u2019s basically like battery acid to those embryos.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1713981381428000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0sPVuNvu4teAWm2uWm60Ec\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s a very caustic substance, particularly if it\u2019s a higher percentage strength. And it was lethal to them. That\u2019s why there was a 100% mortality rate for these embryos during this period. But Ovation has never come out and said exactly what happened,\u201d the attorney continued. \u201cThey don\u2019t have qualified personnel and protocols to ensure things like this don\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The couple further alleges that the IVF provider attempted to refund the cost of the procedure to avoid litigation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A spokesperson for Ovation gave a statement to People via email.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOvation Fertility has protocols in place to protect the health and integrity of every embryo under our care. This was an isolated incident related to an unintended laboratory technician error that impacted a very small number of patients,\u201d the spokesperson wrote.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAs soon as we recognized that pregnancy numbers were lower than our usually high success rates, we immediately initiated an investigation. We have been in close contact with these few impacted patients since the issue was discovered. We are grateful for the opportunity to help patients build a family and will continue to implement and enforce rigorous protocols to safeguard that process.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The pending lawsuits are seeking jury trials and unspecified compensation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe can\u2019t speak to whether or not there may be some criminal action,\u201d Marcereau went on. \u201cWe haven\u2019t gotten to the bottom of what happened with the embryos. But it can certainly be criminal. We have a lot of questions and no answers yet. That\u2019s what this litigation is going to be about. We want answers for these grieving couples and ensure nothing like this ever happens again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nine couples are suing Ovation Fertility in Newport Beach, California , alleging the in vitro fertilization (IVF) provider knowingly implanted deceased embryos into patients to cover up a lab mistake. There are at least two joint lawsuits pending against the provider, according to People . 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