SEATTLE (AP) — An Idaho woman is suing her one-time fertility doctor, saying he secretly used his own sperm to inseminate her 34 years ago — the latest in a string of such cases brought as at-home DNA sampling enables people to learn more about their ancestry.
He charged $100 cash for each of several treatments, saying the money was for the college or medical students who were donating the sperm, the lawsuit said.
But the newspaper reported that Claypool claimed he had no knowledge of the allegations and didn't know Sharon Hayes.
“But this is the first I’ve heard of anything in 40 years.”A number of cases of “fertility fraud” have arisen as online DNA services have proliferated.
A Colorado jury awarded nearly $9 million to three families who accused a fertility doctor of using his own sperm to inseminate mothers who requested anonymous donors.
Persons:
Sharon Hayes, David R, Claypool, Brianna Hayes, 23andMe, “ It's, ”, Hayes, Drew Dalton, Dalton, didn't, “, ” Claypool, RJ Ermola
Organizations:
SEATTLE, Spokane County Superior Court, Associated Press, AP, Claypool, Seattle Times, New York Times, Netflix
Locations:
An Idaho, Hauser , Idaho, Spokane , Washington, Spokane County, U.S, Indiana, Colorado