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The Guardian - US
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Marina Dunbar

North Dakota men who discover they were switched as newborns sue hospital

Middle-aged man takes selfie of himself with older woman in home, both smiling.
This photo provided by Kyle Bylin shows him with his biological mother, Liz O'Toole, on 4 April 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photograph: Kyle Bylin/AP

A DNA discovery has led two families to accuse a North Dakota hospital of changing the course of their lives after learning two newborns were allegedly switched at birth nearly four decades ago.

Kyle Bylin uncovered the truth after receiving an at-home DNA test during a Christmas gift exchange. The test connected him with his biological aunt through a genealogy platform, prompting her nephew, Jeremy Morrison, to take his own DNA test. The results confirmed the two men had been raised by each other’s biological families.

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