Aussie Court Rules Lesbian Couple Cannot Sue Doctor For Implanting Two Embryos (AP) A lesbian couple has failed in an attempt to sue an obstetrician they blamed for twins born by in-vitro fertilization rather than a single baby as requested. The court ruling was welcomed Friday by Australian doctors who argue that giving birth to a healthy baby should not be grounds for a lawsuit. The high-profile case was the first of its kind in Australia and could yet be appealed. The couple, whose names are suppressed to protect the anonymity of their two 4-year-old daughters, attempted to sue Canberra-based obstetrician Sydney Armellin for 400,000 Australian dollars (US$382,000) for medical negligence for failing to ensure that fertility clinic staff implanted a single embryo. The claim covered the cost of raising one of the children,...
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