July
21
  6:43:47 PM

Hong Kong fertility clinic admits embryo blunder

A high-profile Hong Kong fertility clinic has admitted that it implanted two embryos into the wrong woman. However, the government’s Council on Human Reproductive Technology decided not to take action against the Victory ART Laboratory, as it was due to human error not systemic failings. The clinic had discovered the error quickly and the embryos had been removed and discarded. The woman to whom the embryos belonged as well as the woman in whom they were implanted have received counselling and have been offered compensation, the clinic told local media. The company also has clinics in the Philippines and Malaysia. ~ BBC News, Jul 18


 

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