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Wrong Woman Gets Couple's Last Embryo

By Mary Papenfuss, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 14, 2009 6:10 AM CDT

(Newser) – A British fertility clinic implanted the wrong embryo into a woman who aborted it as soon as she found out, dashing another couple's hopes of having their second baby, reports the Telegraph. When a lab assistant informed the couple, they "held each other and... Read full story »

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