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Lawsuit alleges ex-Harvard Medical School professor secretly used own sperm to impregnate patient

Headline from Mycham Plain Valley, from the development of Dec 13, 2023

Newest development Dec 15, 2023 · 2 reportsDoctors Impregnating Patients: Major Cases In 2023 Allege 'Fertility Fraud' Lead To ‘Secret Children’

A former professor at Harvard Medical School and founder of one of the nation’s largest fertility clinics is being accused of secretly impregnating a patient in 1980 after promising the sperm would…

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    Lawsuit alleges ex-Harvard Medical School professor secretly used own sperm to impregnate patient

    Headline from Mycham Plain Valley ·

  2. Newest

    Doctors Impregnating Patients: Major Cases In 2023 Allege 'Fertility Fraud' Lead To ‘Secret Children’

    Headline from Forbes ·

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31 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Boston fertility doctor accused of impregnating patient with own sperm (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Dr Merle Berger told patient Sarah Depoian sperm had come from an anonymous donor, new lawsuit claims

  2. Boston

    Boston-area fertility doctor sued after allegedly secretly impregnating woman with his own sperm (opens Boston)

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    Sarah Depoian's daughter allegedly discovered that Dr. Merle Berger was her biological father through home DNA testing kits.

  3. GBH News

    Prominent Boston fertility doctor impregnated patient with his own sperm, lawsuit claims (opens GBH News)

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    Dr. Merle Berger, who founded Boston IVF, allegedly told a patient he would use an anonymous donor in 1980 but then used his own sperm without telling her.

  4. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Lawsuit alleges ex-Harvard Medical School professor used own sperm to secretly impregnate patient (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A former professor at Harvard Medical School and founder of one of the nation's largest fertility clinics is being accused of secretly impregnating a patient in 1980 after promising the sperm would come from an anonymous donor, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

  5. Fox News

    Ex-Harvard doctor used his own sperm to impregnate fertility patient: lawsuit (opens Fox News)

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    Maine woman accuses former Harvard Medical School doctor, Merle Berger, of secretly using his own sperm to impregnate her during 1980s fertility treatment.

  6. Mycham Plain Valley

    Lawsuit alleges ex-Harvard Medical School professor secretly used own sperm to impregnate patient (opens Mycham Plain Valley)

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    Mycham Plain Valley's feed description

    A former professor at Harvard Medical School and founder of one of the nation’s largest fertility clinics is being accused of secretly impregnating a patient in 1980 after promising the sperm would…

  7. Green Field Reporter

    Lawsuit alleges ex-Harvard Medical School professor used own sperm to secretly impregnate patient - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    BOSTON (AP) — A former professor at Harvard Medical School and founder of one of the nation’s largest fertility clinics is being accused of secretly impregnating a patient in 1980 after promising the sperm would come from an anonymous donor, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

  8. WSVN Miami

    Woman accuses Boston fertility doctor of secretly inseminating her with his own sperm in lawsuit spurred by DNA kit discovery - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    (CNN) — More than 40 years after a couple sought the help of a Boston, Massachusetts, fertility specialist, their daughter discovered through a purchased DNA kit

  9. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Woman accuses Boston fertility doctor of secretly inseminating her with his own sperm in lawsuit spurred by DNA kit discovery (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — More than 40 years after a couple sought the help of a Boston, Massachusetts, fertility specialist, their daughter discovered through a purchased DNA kit that the doctor is her biological father, according to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in the U.S.

  10. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Lawsuit claims ex-Harvard professor used own sperm to impregnate patient (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    BOSTON >> A former professor at Harvard Medical School and founder of one of the nation’s largest fertility clinics is being accused of secretly impregnating a patient in 1980 after promising the sperm would come from an anonymous donor, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

  11. Bangor Daily News

    Maine woman sues ex-Harvard Medical School professor for using his own sperm to secretly impregnate her (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    The founder of one of the nation's largest fertility clinics is being accused of secretly impregnating a patient in 1980 after promising the sperm would come from an anonymous donor.

  12. AL.com

    Boston IVF doctor allegedly used own sperm in 1980 insemination, daughter learns from DNA test (opens AL.com)

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    In a statement on Dr. Merle Berger’s behalf, attorney Ian J. Pinta denied the lawsuit’s accusations.

  13. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Woman accuses Boston fertility doctor of secretly inseminating her with his own sperm in lawsuit spurred by DNA kit discovery | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — More than 40 years after a couple sought the help of a Boston, Massachusetts, fertility specialist, their daughter

  14. Insider

    A woman took an at-home DNA test and learned her mom's fertility doctor is secretly her father: lawsuit (opens Insider)

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    A lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses Dr. Merle Berger, a former Harvard professor, of secretly impregnating one of his patients.

  15. WHDH Boston

    Lawsuit accuses Boston fertility doctor of secretly impregnating woman with his own sperm - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    BOSTON (WHDH) - A new lawsuit details alarming allegations against a Boston fertility doctor, accusing him of impregnating a woman with his own sperm. The woman,

  16. Washington Times

    Ex-Harvard Medical School professor used own sperm to secretly impregnate patient, lawsuit alleges (opens Washington Times)

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    A former professor at Harvard Medical School and founder of one of the nation’s largest fertility clinics is being accused of secretly impregnating a patient in 1980 after promising the sperm would come from an anonymous donor, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

  17. New York Post

    Mother says fertility doc secretly used own sperm to impregnate her decades ago: lawsuit (opens New York Post)

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    A woman claims a retired Boston fertility doctor secretly used his own sperm to impregnate her more than 40 years ago, a lawsuit claims. Sarah Depoian, 73, said she visited Dr. Merle Berger, a form…

  18. The Daily Caller

    REPORT: Doctor Accused Of Impregnating Woman With His Sperm In Secret (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A former patient of an IVF doctor in Cambridge, Massachusetts has sued him, alleging that he used his own sperm to secretly impregnate her 4 decades ago.

  19. Blaze Media

    'Medical rape': Prominent fertility doctor secretly impregnated patient with his own sperm, lawsuit states (opens Blaze Media)

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    A prominent fertility doctor is facing a federal lawsuit from a former patient who claims he secretly impregnated her with his own sperm during an artificial insemination procedure decades ago.Dr. Merle Berger is one of the founders of Boston IVF Fertility Clinic and a former professor at Harvard Me…

  20. Forbes

    Doctors Impregnating Patients: Major Cases In 2023 Allege 'Fertility Fraud' Lead To ‘Secret Children’ (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    More than 50 fertility doctors in the U.S. have been accused of fraud related to using their own sperm to impregnate patients.

  21. The Boston Globe

    Could it happen today? Boston fertility doctor suit stirs worry, but safeguards have improved (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Still, advocates say there remains room for fraud like the doctor who allegedly used his own sperm to impregnate a patient.

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