A Connecticut Court Just Dismissed A Case Against A Doctor Who Secretly Inseminated His Patients With His Own Sperm

The plaintiffs brought claims of negligence, fraudulent concealment, lack of informed consent, and unfair trade practices. Yet the court sided with the defendant doctor’s defenses.

Excerpt: “A recent judgment from Connecticut’s Judicial District of Hartford was disappointing, to put it mildly, for those interested in accountability in the reproductive field.  Specifically, on February 17, 2023, a judge dismissed claims by the offspring of a Connecticut doctor’s patients who discovered that the doctor had surreptitiously used his own sperm to impregnate their mothers. The plaintiffs discovered the misconduct through home DNA testing. They were not only half-siblings, but both had the same genetic father: their mothers’ doctor.”

Ellen Trachman is the Managing Attorney of Trachman Law Center, LLC, and a regular contributor to the ‘AboveTheLaw’ platform.