RantCrush Top 5: December 30, 2016

Twenty-six women in the Netherlands may have been fertilized with the wrong sperm, according to an IVF center in Utrecht. Apparently there was a “procedural error” that occurred some time between April 2015 and November 2016. Half of the couples that could be affected are already pregnant or have given birth. But “there’s a chance that the egg cells have been fertilized by sperm other than that of the intended father,” read a statement that the center released.

[GIZMODO] Dutch Fertility Clinic May Have Mixed Up Sperm For Dozens of Couples https://t.co/3825pdwJVR

— David Papp (@DavidPapp) December 28, 2016

This is not good news for the parents, who now are being offered DNA tests to find out who their babies’ fathers really are. “Wanting a child is a very delicate thing, especially when it doesn’t involve the normal bedroom way. So people need to have 100% confidence in the method they adopt,” said representatives from Dutch fertility support group Freya–they were shocked to hear the news.

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.