Salt Lake Tribune<\/a>, in an article dated on April 23 by Matthew Piper, \u201cThe University of Utah has determined that ex-convict Thomas Ray Lippert was hired to work at its fertility clinic without a background check, that he was a frequent sperm donor, and that a Texas family deserves an apology for a mix-up involving Lippert\u2019s sperm in 1991.\u201d\u00a0 The journalist goes on to say, \u201cWhat the U. doesn\u2019t say \u2014 for certain, at least \u2014 is that the switch was deliberate.\u201d<\/p>\nThe family the Salt Lake Tribune is referring to is John and Pamela Branum.\u00a0 This couple thinks Lippert deliberately switched John\u2019s intended sperm with his own to impregnate Pamela.\u00a0 The couple only realized that their daughter, Annie, did not match her father\u2019s DNA after the family purchased a take-home test in October 2012.<\/p>\n
The Branums\u2019 compared Annie\u2019s DNA against a sample from Lippert\u2019s 99-year-old mother, the reporter wrote, and there was a 25 percent match.<\/p>\n
Another unsettling thought is the University admitting that Lippert\u2019s sperm samples were delivered to “several dozen” clinics throughout the nation.<\/p>\n
And there\u2019s more.\u00a0 A different family has exposed a \u201csperm foul-up\u201d at the University\u2019s Community Laboratory following a DNA test and is considering legal action.<\/p>\n
A special review committee was established on behalf of the University which is overseeing the controversy and prepared a report.<\/p>\n
The Salt Lake Tribune revealed the committee has instructed the University not to contact<\/span><\/strong> Community Lab patients within Lippet\u2019s employment period because, \u201cthis matter is more likely to cause harm to these families than to provide benefit.”<\/p>\nThe report highlights that Lippert had two possible genetic predispositions to any offspring: criminality and alcoholism.<\/p>\n
And they won\u2019t reach out to the 1,800 families that may have been affected?<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s where morals and ethics really come into play.\u00a0 Personally speaking, the University does have a duty to inform their patients what is going on and they should provide their DNA testing.<\/p>\n
Yes, Lippert was employed many years ago, but the fact remains that they did not screen this employee and he was a lab-approved donor.<\/p>\n
If the University sticks with their decision not to contact these potentially affected families, they may have a potentially bigger mess on their hands by turning a blind eye to a very serious situation.<\/p>\n
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