When it comes to having kids, it’s usually pretty obvious who the mother is.

Which is why a lawsuit currently underway in America is so fascinating.

A New York couple of Asian descent were shocked to give birth to two boys that were not only NOT Asian, but also not related to each other.

DNA tests have confirmed this.

The BBC has more on how this happened.

The couple – identified in the lawsuit only as AP and YZ to minimise the “embarrassment and humiliation” – say they tried for years to get pregnant before spending more than $100,000 (£80,000) on the IVF, or in vitro fertilisation, including medication, laboratory fees, travel and other costs.

IVF is the process whereby an egg is fertilised outside of the woman’s body before being reintroduced into the womb.

The lawsuit, filed in the Eastern District of New York last week,accuses CHA Fertility and two men identified as its co-owners and directors of offences including medical malpractice and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

It reportedly notes that after giving birth on 30 March, the couple “was shocked to see that the babies they were told were formed using both of their genetic material did not appear to be”.

The crazy thing is that they suspected something might be a bit off when the sex of their babies changed. Doctors claimed to have used female embryos for the fertilisation, but scans revealed that the babies were boys.

On its website, CHA Fertility says it delivers the “highest degree of personalized care…with the utmost sense of duty”.

The BBC has contacted the company for comment.

Lawyers for the couple told the BBC their clients suffered from “the grossly negligent and reckless conduct of CHA fertility”.

“Our goal in filing this lawsuit is to obtain compensation for our clients’ losses, as well as to ensure that this tragedy never happens again,” the lawyers said.

The couple has relinquished custody of the boys.

Strange times indeed.

[source:bbc]