Judge Dismisses the Case of a White Woman Who Was Accidentally Impregnated with a Black Man’s Sperm

A white woman who sued a sperm bank after she was accidentally impregnated with the sperm of a black donor had her lawsuit thrown out on Thursday by an Illinois judge, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Jennifer Cramblett made national headlines last year when she filed a lawsuit against Midwest Sperm Bank after an alleged number error resulted in her getting impregnated in 2011 with the wrong sperm. Cramblett and her partner Amanda Zinkon had wanted her to be impregnated with a blond-haired, blue-eyed man’s sperm so their child Peyton, now 3, would resemble them both.

The sperm bank had apologized for the mix-up but Cramblett went forward with her wrongful birth suit. On Thursday, DuPage County judge Ronald Sutter threw out the lawsuit, agreeing with attorneys for the sperm bank who said that it lacked legal merit, according to the newspaper.

The sperm bank’s attorney argued that the claim of “wrongful birth” could not apply in this case as Cramblett’s child was healthy. Her claim that the sperm bank’s error amounted to “breach of warranty” was also dismissed. However, the judge did tell Cramblett that she could refile the suit as a negligence case.

Back in 2014, Cramblett went public with her lawsuit and even appeared on the Today show to discuss her case.

At the time, she told the morning show that she would “never trade” their daughter for anything in the world and that she “doesn’t have any problems with having a mixed-race child.” However, in her suit, Cramblett claimed she feared that her daughter would grow up feeling like an “outcast” in their predominantly white neighborhood.

She was seeking $50,000 in damages.

Attorneys for both Cramblett and Midwest Sperm Bank did not immediately respond to a request for comment.