A white lesbian mother is suing a Chicago sperm bank after she claims she was mistakenly sent a black man's sperm and gave birth to a
mixed-race daughter. Jennifer Cramblett, 36, claims the mistake has caused her stress and anguish because her family is racist and she lives in a small, all-white Uniontown in northeast Ohio.
In a lawsuit filed this week in Cook County, Illinois, Ms Cramblett says
Midwest Sperm Bank sent her several vials of a black man's sperm by
mistake because the clinic keeps paper records and accidentally
transposed numbers on her order.The couple had specifically chosen a
white donor to be the father of their child. Midwest Sperm Bank charged
$400 per vial of semen and Ms Cramblett and her partner received six
vials of the wrong semen. The lawsuit says the clinic later sent Ms
Cramblett an apology note and a refund for the six vials - though
charged her for the vials of the correct semen she received.Ms Cramblett
she has 'limited cultural competency relative to African-Americans' and
worries that her daughter Payton will not be accepted in her hometown
of Uniontown. 'Jennifer lives each day with fears, anxieties and
uncertainty about her future and Payton's future,' according to the
lawsuit. Ms Cramblett, the assistant manager of an AT&T store, said
she and her partner Amanda Zinkon love their daughter, who is now two
years old, but say they must now consider moving to a more diverse
community.Ms Cramblett says in her lawsuit that much of her family is
racist and that one uncle openly makes racist comments. Even simple
tasks have become more complicated because Payton is mixed-race, the
lawsuit says.
'Payton has hair typical of an African American girl. To get a decent
cut, Jennifer must travel to a black neighborhood, far from where she
lives, where she is obviously different in appearance, and not overtly
welcome,' according to the lawsuit.Ms Cramblett says she grew up in
Scio, Ohio - population 762 - and didn't meet a black person until she
attended college. She currently lives in Uniontown, population 2,802,
and fears Payton will be the only non-white child in class when the time
comes for her to attend school.
Ms Cramblett says her family has difficulty accepting the fact that she
is gay and encourage her to hide her sexual orientation when she is
around them. She says no matter what she does, Payton cannot hide her
race - nor should she have to. Ms Cramblett is alleging breach of
warranty and wrongful birth.
Midwest Sperm Bank would not comment on the case.
Culled From Daily Mail
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