HOUSTON – A west Houston fertility clinic is facing a class action lawsuit after five hopeful mothers say they were knowingly implanted with dead or damaged embryos.
The lawsuit alleges that Aspire Houston Fertility Institute had a massive laboratory failure at its Piney Point facility in February and March of this year. The failure reportedly impacted the embryo freezing process, killing or damaging them.
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Despite knowing of this problem, attorneys for the five families say the clinic continued implanting dead or damaged embryos for six months after the failure, which led to pregnancy rates dropping to near zero.
Couples hoping to become parents say the clinic needs to be held accountable.
“Aspire knew of these issues when they were happening,” said Nicole Alarcon, who underwent three unsuccessful embryo transfer procedures.
“They kept us completely in the dark. They failed to tell us about it, and really set us up for a lot of heartache.”
Attorney Rob Marcereau is demanding answers to prevent an incident like this from happening in the future.
“For many of these couples, this was their last chance to have biological children,” Marcereau said.
We reached out to Aspire for comment but have not heard back.
A trial date has not been set yet.