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| White Ohio woman who tried to sue clinic after being impregnated with black man's sperm has case thrown out | |
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| A white Ohio woman who said she was not "culturally prepared" to raise a mixed-race child after becoming impregnated by a black sperm donor has had her court case thrown out. | A white Ohio woman who said she was not "culturally prepared" to raise a mixed-race child after becoming impregnated by a black sperm donor has had her court case thrown out. |
| Jennifer Cramblett said she chose a white donor with her partner but was impregnated by a black sperm donor through a fault of Midwest Sperm Bank - which has since found it made a clerical error and given her a partial refund. | Jennifer Cramblett said she chose a white donor with her partner but was impregnated by a black sperm donor through a fault of Midwest Sperm Bank - which has since found it made a clerical error and given her a partial refund. |
| As The Independent reported in October last year, Ms Cramblett and her partner stated that they love their two-year-old daughter Payton very much but that bringing her up in the conservative area of Uniontown, Ohio, which is an “all-white neighbourhood”, had been stressful. | As The Independent reported in October last year, Ms Cramblett and her partner stated that they love their two-year-old daughter Payton very much but that bringing her up in the conservative area of Uniontown, Ohio, which is an “all-white neighbourhood”, had been stressful. |
| And she said that her “all white and unconsciously insensitive family” which has never fully embraced her homosexuality could have a negative effect on Payton while she is growing up. | And she said that her “all white and unconsciously insensitive family” which has never fully embraced her homosexuality could have a negative effect on Payton while she is growing up. |
| But now her case for "wrongful birth" has just been dismissed by DuPage County judge Ronald Sutter, according to the Chicago Tribune. | But now her case for "wrongful birth" has just been dismissed by DuPage County judge Ronald Sutter, according to the Chicago Tribune. |
| He agreed with the clinic's attorney that the charge only pertains for cases where medical negligence leads to the birth of an unhealthy child - whereas her daughter was born healthy and well. | He agreed with the clinic's attorney that the charge only pertains for cases where medical negligence leads to the birth of an unhealthy child - whereas her daughter was born healthy and well. |
| Instead, the judge said Ms Cramblett could refile her lawsuit against Midwest Sperm Bank under a negligence claim. | Instead, the judge said Ms Cramblett could refile her lawsuit against Midwest Sperm Bank under a negligence claim. |
| The couple also claimed in the lawsuit that Uniontown was “too racially intolerant”, The Independent reported last year, and have been advised to move to a more racially diverse area by Ms Cramblett’s therapist. She and her partner were seeking $50,000 (£31,000) and are expected back in court in December this year. | The couple also claimed in the lawsuit that Uniontown was “too racially intolerant”, The Independent reported last year, and have been advised to move to a more racially diverse area by Ms Cramblett’s therapist. She and her partner were seeking $50,000 (£31,000) and are expected back in court in December this year. |