Georgia woman who gave birth to someone else’s baby sues IVF clinic

The fertility clinic operated by Coastal Fertility Specialists in Savannah, Georgia, on Monday. Photograph: Russ Bynum/AP

A Georgia woman is suing a fertility clinic after she gave birth to a child that was not hers, only to eventually give the child up to his biological parents – in effect making the woman an unwitting surrogate.

After undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments, 38-year-old Krystena Murray gave birth to a “beautiful” baby boy and immediately realized something was wrong. The child was African American. Murray is white and chose a sperm donor with an appearance similar to her own.