$1mn damages in wrong IVF embryo case

A woman in the US has been awarded $1mn damages after she was implanted with the wrong embryos during IVF. The embryos were instead intended for a married couple. She did not find out until the child was nearly a year old through an anonymous complaint from a former worker at the clinic. The married couple are seeking custody of the child, now three, because the child was created using the husband’s sperm. It has been alleged that the doctor’s involved realised their mistake almost immediately but hid the fact in case the patient chose to end the pregnancy.