{"id":896,"date":"2016-10-04T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T09:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surrogacy-lawyer.com\/?p=896"},"modified":"2024-07-05T20:12:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T20:12:29","slug":"retired-ivf-physician-enters-a-not-guilty-plea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surrogacy-lawyer.com\/zh\/retired-ivf-physician-enters-a-not-guilty-plea\/","title":{"rendered":"Retired IVF physician enters a not guilty plea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Retired fertility doctor Donald Cline , who retired in 2009 and whose medical practice was based in Indianapolis recently entered a not guilty plea on felony charges for obstruction of justice based on statements he provided to investigators.<\/p>\n

Cline is being accused of having used his own sperm (up to 50 times) on his patients that were battling infertility\u2014without their consent.<\/p>\n

Media reports have indicated how Cline told his patients that the donor sperm used were from medical students. He also conveyed how a donor would be discontinued after three successful pregnancies were reached.<\/p>\n

Angela Ganote, a reporter for Fox59, brought this case to light after interviewing siblings who had an unknown biological link to Cline.<\/p>\n

From reports, it all started when a woman decided to take a 23andMe DNA test.<\/p>\n

Wanting to keep her anonymity, this woman told Fox59 that she was raised as an only child. She was aware that her conception occurred via artificial insemination; however, she was dumbfounded when her DNA results revealed she had eight other siblings \u2013 and possibly more. She and her siblings had genetic ties to Cline.<\/p>\n

\"doctor-medical-medicine-health-42273-medium\"<\/a>Reports noted how things began to unravel for Cline in 2014 when two of his donor children launched complaints with their State Attorney General. Those complaints evolved into a criminal case.<\/p>\n

According to the media, Cline replied to those initial complaints in a letter (sections below):<\/p>\n

\u201cI can emphatically say that at no time did I ever use my own sample for insemination,\u201d and \u201cin fact, if this woman is saying this or writing this I believe she is guilt of slander and\/or libel.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to DNA tests results, Cline\u2019s original statement is purported to be false. And at a later time, it appears he recanted this earlier version as compared to the court records which became available this year. He did disclose the knowledge of having biological children via artificial insemination.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe [Cline] used his own sperm whenever he didn\u2019t have a donor sample available.\u201d The court records went on to cite, \u201cHe felt that he was helping women because they really wanted a baby.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe overriding issue is truthfulness,\u201d Marion County Deputy Prosecutor Tim DeLaney said. He continued, \u201cFrom our perspective the moment it got elevated to an investigation by the AG\u2019s office, it was his obligation to tell the truth and he lied.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following Cline\u2019s not guilty plea, his attorney released a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere seems to be some confusion in the media as to the \u2018crime\u2019 that Dr. Cline was actually charged. The charges arise solely from his written response to inquiries from the Indiana Attorney General\u2019s office and nothing more. He is not accused of hiding documents, influencing witnesses or otherwise not cooperating with the AG\u2019s investigation. Because we are at the beginning of the criminal procedure, any further comments must be reserved so that the judicial process can proceed in the appropriate manner,\u201d the attorney said.<\/p>\n

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is for the jury to decide.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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