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2015

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Child’s race

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Do Black Lives Matter? Race As A Measure Of Injury In Tort Law., Alberto Bernabe Jan 2015

Do Black Lives Matter? Race As A Measure Of Injury In Tort Law., Alberto Bernabe

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Courts should not recognize an injury for wrongful birth or wrongful life based on the race of the child. In Cramblett v. Midwest Sperm Bank, the petitioner contracted with a sperm bank to be artificially inseminated from an anonymous sperm donor. The petitioner selected a donor with blond hair and blue eyes. The sperm bank accidentally inseminated the petitioner with sperm from a different donor. Petitioner gave birth to a mixed-race baby girl. Two years after the birth, petitioner filed a lawsuit against the sperm bank alleging wrongful birth. The court dismissed her case, nonetheless the issue remains whether race …