A Whittier couple is suing its fertility clinic, Huntington Reproductive Center, alleging it used an embryo it specifically promised it wouldn't because of the significant health consequences that come with it.
The plaintiffs, Jason and Melissa Diaz, decided to do IVF in hopes they wouldn't pass on a hereditary form of gastric cancer.Their plan was to freeze several embryos and get them tested to understand which ones have the gene, then move forward with any of the ones that do not. After meeting with doctors at the Huntington Reproductive Center's Pasadena location, they were sold.
"HRC promised Melissa and Jason that it was not going to transfer an embryo that had the stomach cancer gene," said their attorney Adam Wolf. "Everybody was incredibly clear about that, and that's why their embryos went through genetic testing.""We deeply empathize with this family's situation. However, the patients associated with the case sought genetic testing and genetic counseling outside of HRC Fertility, and with an outside party ...
Beyond the lawsuit, the couple hopes their experience will push the process to become more transparent. We deeply empathize with this family's situation. However, the patients associated with the case sought genetic testing and genetic counseling outside of HRC Fertility, and with an outside party; they wished to have a male embryo transferred, which we carried out according to the family's explicit wishes and in accordance with the highest level of care.
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