Are you really who you think you are? Illinois may get its own law addressing “fertility fraud” – when, for example, a doctor inseminates a patient with his own sperm.
Bloomington’s Curt Richardson found out – the same day as his parents – he is a victim. He went to State Sen. Dave Koehler (D-Peoria).
“When Curt found out, since then,” said Koehler, “is that he has 85 half-siblings. Pretty hard to get your arms around. Lost his license, received a $500 fine, a slap on the wrist. What this act does is make it a criminal Class I felony.”
Why would a doctor use his own sperm? Koehler says maybe it’s a God complex.