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Doctor used own sperm in patient, gets twins, keeps practice

connpost.com — For nearly seven years, none of Dr. Ben D. Ramaley's patients have known that the prominent obstetrician/gynecologist had been accused of an almost unimaginable act -- substituting his own sperm for that of a patient's husband during an artificial insemination procedure.

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  • Ghostwo, on 11/12/2009, -1/+51Talk about getting ***** over....
  • EMFK, on 11/12/2009, -2/+51Unbelievable.
  • mnpilot, on 11/12/2009, -5/+45If I was in that situation, the Doctor would have some serious accidents.... Like falling on a knife five times.
  • Truedirt, on 11/12/2009, -1/+36He is a sick prolific freak.
  • abdullahishtiaq, on 11/12/2009, -1/+34OMG
  • drenath, on 11/13/2009, -1/+33My guess is that she was nailing the doc.
  • TsuruchiBrian, on 11/13/2009, -2/+31Evolutionary genius.
  • allisonV12, on 11/13/2009, -0/+25"It should have been a joyous occasion, but the mixed-race couple quickly noticed something wasn't right. The twins had a strikingly fair complexion that seemed impossible, considering their father was black."

    Now that made me laugh.
    Things are so upside-down lately.


  • MustacheFace, on 11/13/2009, -1/+23The title is a bit misleading. There is no evidence that the doctor used his own sperm. He had a history of negligence, particularly when dealing with properly labeling sperm samples. It seems the couple freaked out, made a baseless accusation, and upon learning the truth (that he used the wrong sperm because of his unobservant Mr. Magooishness) were willing to reach a settlement. Otherwise, why would a case with such severe ethical violations close so abruptly? If there were malicious intent to begin with, I seriously doubt the doctor would have targeted an interracial couple, which would have made it incredibly easy to get caught.

    The most logical scenario involves the following: doctor uses wrong sperm - angry couple finds out, then accuses doctor of worst possible infringement for lawsuit with highest efficacy - doctor settles suit, judge issues gag order so initial accusations don't add fuel to an already unpleasant situation - media sees gag order and focuses on the initial accusations since they cannot legally solicit any new information from the parties involved = media uses hearsay to deduce that the doctor willfully used his own sperm and was somehow allowed to keep his practice. You can see how it expounds from here - the digg headline reads, "Doctor used own sperm in patient, gets twins, keeps practice" Yet, the actual headline reads, "Doctor uses wrong man's sperm to produce twins."
  • Pookatooka, on 11/13/2009, -0/+20It's horrible that he gave his patient the wrong sperm, and that in itself is criminal

    ...but I'm still confused as to how the conclusion that he used his own sperm was reached. I mean, it's definitely possible, but not once did I see any sort of indication that would lead me to believe the sperm was his.
  • JediCorran, on 11/13/2009, -3/+23he should be inseminated by his cell mate. repeatedly.
  • ratava911, on 11/13/2009, -1/+19He said he got the idea from an episode of law and order
  • dtfinch, on 11/13/2009, -1/+18He got off easy, not having to pay child support.
  • DevilToo, on 11/12/2009, -17/+32Don't hate the player, hate the game.
  • blitzkriegpunk, on 11/13/2009, -0/+14Or falling down an elevator shaft... on to some bullets.
  • RadiatedAnt, on 11/13/2009, -1/+12holy strawberries batman, he´s in a jam!
  • chriscalifornia, on 11/12/2009, -0/+10To be fair it still remains unproven as to whether it was his sperm or another mans, but the case still stands that this must have been a horid ordeal for the Parents to go through.
  • zaferk, on 11/13/2009, -6/+15Oh please, do your worst tough guy.
  • linagee, on 11/13/2009, -0/+8All the babies grow up to be psychopath doctors.
  • andrewperry1234, on 11/13/2009, -2/+9This article doesn't prove the doctor used his own sperm for the twins. Girl might've messed around on husband, and there's no dna to show the doctor did this. Just an outrageous claim to help get more money out of the lawsuit
  • coopaloop, on 11/13/2009, -1/+8Apparently it wasn't so bad on the parents that a little money (or maybe a lot) couldn't fix it. The parents settled out of court..
  • curtisag, on 11/13/2009, -2/+8Shall we call this unnatural selection? LOL!
  • jjesusfreak01, on 11/13/2009, -0/+5Nope, I remember an episode of a TV show where this happened....cant remember the show though. The doctor didn't want to pay to have donated sperm tested for safety, so he just used his, which he thought was safe.
  • Jarasmen, on 11/13/2009, -0/+4That is a completely new level of trolling. Also a completely new level of the Xzibit meme.
  • SomeJunk, on 11/13/2009, -1/+5Good point. After seeing the movie Idiocracy, I think this guy deserves a medal.
  • jman491, on 11/13/2009, -0/+4There's probably a lot of angry fathers (it's more than just donating seed) who want to kick his ass.
  • MarineOnDope, on 11/13/2009, -5/+9I feel physically sick. Honestly, what the *****?
  • whirlingderv, on 11/13/2009, -0/+4"Gets twins" makes it sound like he got custody, which is wrong, because he's denying they're even his at all.
  • Kungfumantis239, on 11/13/2009, -0/+3Who wants a child support check from me one day?!
  • KingGorilla, on 11/13/2009, -0/+3Does this guy win the other Darwin award?
  • anaxa, on 11/13/2009, -0/+3You are hit by wall of text.
    Critical hit!
    You die.
  • JohnnySoftware, on 11/13/2009, -0/+2horrific conduct
  • ScottyAnimal, on 11/13/2009, -3/+5cirCUMstantial evidence you say?
  • dselliott, on 11/13/2009, -1/+3He didn't believe in mixed-race babies and was slicker than the Louisiana judge.
  • maize, on 11/13/2009, -0/+2I'm speechless
  • burketo, on 11/13/2009, -3/+5Yeah I must say there isn't much to go on here. All we have is that her husband is not the father. It is much more likely that he simply mixed up samples.

    Not that that is acceptable or anything, but well it's not quite as terrible!

  • mullzoo, on 11/13/2009, -1/+3why was that woman getting pregnant anyway...she was over 50 at the time!
  • someology, on 11/13/2009, -0/+2Just wait until the kiddies find out.
  • graemee, on 11/13/2009, -0/+2I'm hoping for twins for him, BIG STRAPPING LADS.
  • themastersb, on 11/13/2009, -0/+2So, does this count as rape? I'm pretty sure it's close to the same thing.
  • explodingzebras, on 11/13/2009, -0/+2very pizzling
  • dhartin, on 11/13/2009, -2/+4If you look at primate reproductive strategies, this is totally Darwinian and natural. nature has never cared about your morals.
  • graemee, on 11/13/2009, -0/+2Xfiles
  • askantik, on 11/13/2009, -1/+2aww skeet skeet?

    Seriously, this is ***** up though.
  • oda1, on 11/13/2009, -0/+1so... this guy has 100's of kids out there?
  • leeloo200, on 11/13/2009, -0/+1Reaper
  • EvilNecro, on 11/13/2009, -1/+2Doesn't this all presume that the sperm the woman brought was indeed her husband's? Sorta the extreme case of dumping a bug in your salad at a restaurant? Just sayin...
  • TrashTV, on 11/13/2009, -1/+2Hey, the problem is the man's bad intentions. Not the whole process. He was supposed to be the man of the situation, not the one to make it worst intentionally.
  • TheCollective00, on 11/13/2009, -0/+1Successful saving throw against wall of text.

    *reads the article*
  • RedLTeut, on 11/13/2009, -0/+1Reminds me of the story of the austrian doctor with the blond twins in Argentina.
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