Thanks for the context! None of that was really brought up at all in the article and IMO is useful information to have discussing the situation.

You're really reading a lot of emotion into legal terminology. She was given a specimen that wasn't what she asked for, which part of the genetic code she objects to isn't relevant to me. She should have had full knowledge of what was being put into her body and she did not have that. That's what she's saying. Also,…

She's not saying her daughter shouldn't have been born. She's saying that she should have had accurate information from the medical facility when using their sample to conceive her child. It's a really, really serious issue that something like this could happen and you sound like someone with little experience in…

Just responding this to say Westchester is the worst and you're right, NY isn't the only option. Hell, I'm vacating it soon.

I'm not so much mad at the degree of "flack" so much as a medical facility improperly labeling specimens that are inserted into women's bodies.

100% agreed, but it's hard to argue that rural prices for housing are much more affordable than even smaller Midwestern (or any locale) cities can offer. A lot of the places people were mentioning her relocating to in the other post were places like Chicago, San Francisco, New York, Portland, Seattle, Austin, etc..…

I don't disagree with you. It was just my personal experience in my small town that people can feel justified in saying and doing plenty of ignorant things that can be hard for a small child to understand where they are coming from and why. I can see why a mother would be concerned about what her child's experience…

I totally agree with you, I think every kid should be exposed to as many different cultures and types of people as possible from a young age. Experience breeds tolerance. I'm just glad this woman seems to be more than happy to change her lifestyle to provide a more comfortable one for her child. As a non-white girl…

So, you know, a model of diversity and the ideal place for a lesbian couple with a biracial daughter.

I feel this. I'm adopted, biracial, and was raised by a white family. It's not anything against their parenting, it's just a different experience and it can be really hard on kids to try to adapt.

I'm glad this post clarifies some peoples' concerns that her complaint with the sperm bank in any way indicated that she didn't love and cherish her daughter exactly how she is. I'm glad she's suing them because it's incredibly important that people be provided with accurate information when choosing a donor whose DNA…

I believe her, I was just curious why she seemed to skirt using that word in the quotes provided. I didn't know anything about the Howard Stern interview, so I'm glad you shared that info.

I'm more than willing to trust her account of what happened to her, but is it just the article or is she not using the word rape specifically? Now, that in no way means she wasn't raped, but does she ever call it that outright in the book?

They're liable for not providing the agreed upon service. Just like how if I ordered something from a store and sent me the wrong item, it would be their responsibility to rectify the issue with me. Except that sending me the wrong dress is much easier to resolve than giving somebody the wrong sperm. I'm sure the…

Well, "it ain't changing anytime soon" isn't a good enough reason for me to ignore the long-lasting and unintended effects of wishing to erase certain words off the airwaves so we don't have to think about them anymore.

I'm saying bringing a child into the world is a lifelong commitment and people should have accurate information about sperm donors when choosing one. This woman didn't. I don't care if that information was about race, medical history, or hair color, it's unacceptable for a biomedical facility to inaccurately label…

I don't want to keep it around. But a discussion about why the term has been around so long isn't out of the question.

So I'm supposed to trust that a place that can't even label their specimens is doing "rigorous screening" with complete accuracy? This place should be liable for their failure and it should be a lesson to them that when it comes to something you're placing in your body that will alter your life permanently, knowing…

I'm glad the lawsuit happened so the issue can be addressed with the sperm bank, whether or not I trust the mother's reasons completely.

Let's set super dangerous precedents for important medical decisions because of you're guessing what's in somebody else's mind! Yeah! The company has proved they mislabel specimens. What if what's mislabeled is related to someone's medical history? What if it's related to predispositions to hereditary or genetic…