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I'm sorry but I think it's ridiculous to compare Halle Berry to the average bi-racial or African American citizen in the US. That's like someone saying "Racism doesn't exist in the workplace! Look at LeBron James, he makes a lot of money!".
It is somewhat facetious but makes a point. Halle Berry is a bi-racial female who grew up in OH. She also was a high school cheerleader. There's no reason the child in question cannot have the same experience right through high school.
Or the child could grow up like Vanessa Williams, Mariah Carey or Rhonda Kendrick. All excellent witnesses at trial.
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I'm trying to comprehend a community that would have such negative attitudes towards a mixed-race child, but is seemingly quite comfortable with a lesbian couple as the child's parents.
It is somewhat facetious but makes a point. Halle Berry is a bi-racial female who grew up in OH. She also was a high school cheerleader. There's no reason the child in question cannot have the same experience right through high school.
Or the child could grow up like Vanessa Williams, Mariah Carey or Rhonda Kendrick. All excellent witnesses at trial.
In addition, when Halle Berry was born in 1966, her very birth was evidence of a crime in 19 states. If she had been born in Atlanta instead of Cleveland, her parents would have been subject to criminal prosecution.
During the course of the 20th century, marriage to a black person was illegal in 48 states. All but 19 had dropped those laws by 1950, but those had not been unpopular laws (like Prohibition). Those had been laws that reflected the social mores. Interracial marriage was an extreme social crime even if permitted by law, and society made a white person pay dearly by taking away his or her "white card."
People today can't really grasp the hell Halle Berry's mother undoubtedly went through, because a white woman today with a bi-racial child gets to keep her "white card." The little girl we're talking about today won't face what Halle Berry faced 30 years--a whole generation--ago.
The legal wording of the lawsuit specifically identifies the little girl as a "wrongful birth."
There is no way her mother is going to be able to pretty that up when the girl reads that later on and says, "Mom, two years after I was born, you called me a 'wrongful birth' and went to court over it."
That's not like admitting, "You were an accident, but I loved you from the beginning." In this case, she's two years old and her mother still considers her a "wrongful birth." That's not going to be explainable in a satisfying way.
Lol problem with biracial child yet no problem with same sex couple? Arent these people comparing homosexuality with the civil rights movement? Anyways, if you dont want the kid give her to someone who will love her for HER, black or white. Also, why wait two years? Did you not notice your child was black?
Also, why wait two years? Did you not notice your child was black?
Good point! IL has the 'discovery' rule: For med mal, a plaintiff has to file suit within two years of when the injury happened or within 2 years of when the person "should have known" of the injury.
So when did they discover the child was bi-racial?
But of course! Or a painting! And any other grasping at straws to confound the severity of the breach of contract.
I can't believe how many people here just won't accept how huge the negligence is here. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RACE!
Somehow I think there would be less hyper-ventilation had the sperm bank had mistakenly sent the plaintiffs the sperm of another Caucasian man (instead of the one selected) instead of an African American one.
When this kid grows up and finds out about this she will be devastated and probably emotionally unstable (she won't feel like she is good enough because of the color of her skin).
Somehow I think there would be less hyper-ventilation had the sperm bank had mistakenly sent the plaintiffs the sperm of another Caucasian man (instead of the one selected) instead of an African American one.
Good point! IL has the 'discovery' rule: For med mal, a plaintiff has to file suit within two years of when the injury happened or within 2 years of when the person "should have known" of the injury.
So when did they discover the child was bi-racial?
The actual document says "Wrongful birth" and "breech of warranty."
From my reading, "wrongful birth" means a child has been born with a serious congenital abnormality that the doctor knew about but chose not to advise the mother about, thus depriving her of the choice of ending the pregnancy.
"Breech of warranty" would depend, of course, on what the clinic's warranty actually stated.
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And any other grasping at straws to confound the severity of the breach of contract. 
