Settlement proposed in lawsuit against fertility doc alleged to have used wrong sperm

Families allegedly victimized by Ottawa fertility doctor to share more than $13-million in compensation after settlement reached

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Families alleging that an Ottawa fertility doctor used his own sperm as well as that of the wrong donors in performing artificial inseminations are poised to share millions in compensation after a proposed settlement was reached in the case.

Among them are people who allege they do not know whose sperm was used for conception, when that of either a spouse or selected donor was meant to be used, or whose sperm was provided for a particular purpose but allegedly used to conceive for another patient. Part of the settlement fund is earmarked for the operation of a DNA database meant to help find matches among former patients who left semen with Barwin and children who don’t know the identity of their biological father, court documents say.

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