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Lesbian Couple Sues A Sperm Bank For A Black Baby by etunoman76(m): 6:05pm On Oct 06, 2014
A white lesbian mother is suing a Chicago sperm bank after she claims she was mistakenly sent a black man's sperm and gave birth to a mixed-race daughter.

Jennifer Cramblett, 36, claims the mistake has caused her stress and anguish because her family is racist and she lives in a small, all-white Union town in northeast Ohio.

In a lawsuit filed this week in Cook County, Illinois, Ms Cramblett says Midwest Sperm Bank sent her several vials of a black man's sperm by mistake because the clinic keeps paper records and accidentally transposed numbers on her order.

The couple had specifically chosen a white donor to be the father of their child.

Midwest Sperm Bank charged $400 per vial of semen and Ms Cramblett and her partner received six vials of the wrong semen.

The lawsuit says the clinic later sent Ms Cramblett an apology note and a refund for the six vials - though charged her for the vials of the correct semen she received.

Ms Cramblett she has 'limited cultural competency relative to African-Americans' and worries that her daughter Payton will not be accepted in her hometown of Uniontown.

'Jennifer lives each day with fears, anxieties and uncertainty about her future and Payton's future,' according to the lawsuit.

Ms Cramblett, the assistant manager of an AT&T store, said she and her partner Amanda Zinkon love their daughter, who is now two years old, but say they must now consider moving to a more diverse community.

Ms Cramblett says in her lawsuit that much of her family is racist and that one uncle openly makes racist comments.

Even simple tasks have become more complicated because Payton is mixed-race, the lawsuit says.

'Payton has hair typical of an African American girl. To get a decent cut, Jennifer must travel to a black neighborhood, far from where she lives, where she is obviously different in appearance, and not overtly welcome,' according to the lawsuit.

Ms Cramblett says she grew up in Scio, Ohio - population 762 - and didn't meet a black person until she attended college. She currently lives in Uniontown, population 2,802, and fears Payton will be the only non-white child in class when the time comes for her to attend school.

Ms Cramblett says her family has difficulty accepting the fact that she is gay and encourage her to hide her sexual orientation when she is around them.

She says no matter what she does, Payton cannot hide her race - nor should she have to.

Ms Cramblett is alleging breach of warranty and wrongful birth. Midwest Sperm Bank would not comment on the case.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2776489/White-lesbian-mother-sues-sperm-bank-gave-birth-mixed-race-baby-sent-black-man-s-sperm.html

Re: Lesbian Couple Sues A Sperm Bank For A Black Baby by bigtt76(f): 6:08pm On Oct 06, 2014
Lol ...hahaha ...result of poor labeling I guess grin
Re: Lesbian Couple Sues A Sperm Bank For A Black Baby by Nobody: 6:50pm On Oct 06, 2014
^^How do you tell people you work in a sperm bank? Hahaha!

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Re: Lesbian Couple Sues A Sperm Bank For A Black Baby by Nobody: 7:17pm On Oct 06, 2014
We have seen her face alreadyyyy,why did u leave one pix n cover d oda.Hehehehehe to late.

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