一对双胞胎的生物学父母Richard和Jacqueline Hensby-Davies已向新南威尔士州最高法院提起民事诉讼，指控悉尼皇家北岸医院在1995年犯下的IVF胚胎混淆错误1。双胞胎Sasha Szafranski和姐妹自幼由非生物学母亲Penny Szafranski抚养成长，两个家庭均未意识到医疗混淆的发生1。直到去年，Sasha通过Ancestry.com DNA检测意外发现自己与养母无血缘关系，真相才得以揭露1。
生物学父母的律师Bill Madden和Matilda Lynch表示，委托人原本希望通过协议获得正式道歉和赔偿，但鉴于事件复杂性，已转向诉讼解决1。皇家北岸医院的生育诊所曾于1994年8月被转交给North Shore A.R.T公司运营，North Shore A.R.T后来被Virtus Health收购1。现任运营方Virtus Health否认责任，声称自身成立于1995年之后1。
这是澳大利亚已知的第二起胚胎被转移到错误家庭的IVF混淆事件，2023年Monash IVF布里斯班诊所也发生过类似情况1。
The biological parents of twins have filed a civil lawsuit against Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney over an embryo mix-up that occurred during an IVF procedure in 1995 1. Richard and Jacqueline Hensby-Davies claim their biological children were implanted into another woman, Penny Szafranski, who raised the twins without knowledge of the error 1.
The mix-up came to light when one of the twins, Sasha Szafranski, discovered through DNA testing on Ancestry.com that she shared no biological connection with her mother 1. The case has been filed in the New South Wales Supreme Court 1. According to the Hensby-Davies' lawyers, Bill Madden and Matilda Lynch, their clients initially sought resolution through a settlement that would include a formal apology and compensation, but proceeded with legal action due to the complexity of the matter 1.
The fertility clinic at Royal North Shore Hospital was transferred to North Shore A.R.T for operation in August 1994 1. North Shore A.R.T was subsequently acquired in the early 2000s and later purchased by fertility company Virtus Health 1. Virtus Health has rejected liability, asserting that the company did not exist in 1995 1. This case represents Australia's second known instance of embryos being transferred to the wrong family in an IVF mix-up; a similar incident occurred at Monash IVF's Brisbane clinic in 2023 1.
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