Peiffer Wolf: Shift in Tactics Do Not Reflect UH Mission Statement’s Focus on “Art of Compassion”; Is “Fertility Shaming” Push Coming from New CEO Dr. Cliff Megerian? CLEVELAND, OH – March 4, 2020 – Three years after the…
Embryo Destruction & Fertility
After being contacted years ago by a client whose embryos were inadvertently destroyed, I fought to hold the fertility clinic accountable for its negligence. Once the issue became public, more families approached us with their own tragic fertility-clinic…
“Florida is one of few states in the country cracking down on a dark corner of the fertility industry: doctors using their own sperm to inseminate patients. A new law that went into effect in July 2020 holds…
Decades ago, fertility doctors across the United States inseminated patients with their own sperm. Now, the children of these patients want answers and recourse. “In 2019, Traci Portugal took a home DNA test, looking for answers about her…
“After a pregnancy complication eight years ago, Arianna Huhn sought genetic testing for herself and her parents. That’s when a family secret became untenable. Heading off DNA test results, Huhn’s parents called her and revealed her biological origins….
“Straight-to-consumer genetic testing kits like those made by 23andMe and Ancestry.com have become popular holiday gifts in recent years, with prices plummeting and interest in genealogy on the rise. But early next year, some test-takers will be calling…
New HBO Documentary Reflects “National Wave of Fertility Fraud” Forecast by Peiffer Wolf; Christmas Home DNA Kit Gifts Mean Many New Abuse Cases Will Come to Light. WASHINGTON, D.C.///December 2, 2020///With the holiday gift-giving season just weeks away,…
“Parentage is a central part of identity, so the discovery that one doesn’t share a biological connection with one’s mother or father is naturally a shock. Far worse, though, is finding out that the people who did create…
“When Jimmy Mallas got a DNA-testing kit for Christmas last year, he expected to learn something new and exciting about who he was. Instead, he said, he learned that his biological father was not a healthy and anonymous…
Fertility Fraud: “Two lawsuits were filed Wednesday by families who have discovered that their fertility doctors secretly used their own sperm to inseminate the mothers of now-adult children. In one case, a Livermore woman said that she wanted…