Belgian court awards damages over ‘saviour sibling’ IVF mix-up

Parents wanted a second child to act as bone marrow donor to their son but ended up with more

A hospital in Belgium has been ordered to compensate a couple for their “shock” and “impoverishment” after they ended up having three children by IVF treatment owing to a mistake at its fertility clinic.

It is the first time the Belgian courts have found that a healthy child can be the cause of loss to parents.

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Source: The Guardian