Pregnancy can be a matter of fate, especially for a 28-year-old woman living in Yonkers, New York.
A Sudden Pregnancy After a Short Breakup
Last summer, she broke up with her fiancé for three weeks after several months of trying to conceive unsuccessfully. During this brief break, she started seeing a new boyfriend, and they quickly became intimate. However, soon after, she realized she still loved her fiancé and reconciled with him, deciding to rebuild their family.
It was at this point that she discovered she was pregnant. 
The Confusion About the Baby’s Paternity
Pregnancy is generally a good thing, but the question arose: who is the father? The woman assumed it was her fiancé’s baby, as she and her ex-boyfriend had used contraception during their brief fling, which occurred around her ovulation period.
However, no contraception method is 100% foolproof, so she decided to secretly test the paternity with her ex-boyfriend, despite her assumptions.
The DNA Test Results
The two spent over $1,000 on two separate tests, but both results were inconclusive. As a result, the woman decided to turn to a well-known DNA testing company in Ohio — DNA Diagnostics.
DNA Diagnostics is a leading DNA testing institution, having conducted over 20 million tests since 1995. Trusting the company’s reputation, the woman followed the instructions to visit a local partner laboratory for a blood sample.
However, when she arrived at the laboratory, which was located inside a beauty salon, she felt uncertain about its credibility. But in a hurry, she proceeded with the test.
The Shocking News
Typically, DNA results take time, but she was convinced the child was her fiancé’s. While waiting for the results, she told her fiancé the good news and even hosted a gender reveal party with friends and family.
However, five days after the party, on Halloween, she received the devastating news. The test showed a 99.99% probability that the child was her ex-boyfriend’s, not her fiancé’s.
At 20 weeks pregnant, with the legal abortion limit in New York State being 24 weeks, she was forced to make a decision quickly.
A Difficult Decision and Heartbreak
She confessed to her fiancé, who was deeply hurt by her actions. “Why would you hold a gender reveal party if this child might not be mine?” he asked.
After a week of anxiety, stress, and arguments, the woman chose to terminate the pregnancy in an attempt to salvage her relationship.
In November of last year, she underwent the abortion procedure, which lasted two days. Although she briefly reconsidered, it was too late, and the baby did not survive.
The couple struggled to overcome the emotional barrier, eventually breaking up.
The Call That Changed Everything
Months later, on Valentine’s Day, the woman received a phone call from DNA Diagnostics, telling her there had been a mistake with the test results. The two DNA samples could not have come from the same father, meaning the child was indeed her fiancé’s.
This news came as a devastating shock, as she had already made her decision based on the incorrect results.
In March of this year, she filed a lawsuit against the lab.
Seeking Justice
Her lawyer stated, “Everyone knows that people make life-altering decisions based on DNA test results. Why did it take four months for them to notify her of the error? This doesn’t make sense. She is seeking justice and wants the lab to be held accountable for the painful decisions she was forced to make.”
Similar cases have occurred before. In 2018, Joel from Connecticut received incorrect paternity results from the same company. After 18 months, the lab corrected the error, but by then, Joel had already severed ties with the mother of his child. He missed precious moments, such as naming the child and witnessing her first steps.
Joel filed a lawsuit and was awarded $2.5 million in compensation. His lawyer also raised questions about why the lab took so long to notify him of the mistake.
Public Opinion on the Cases
Although both Joel and the woman experienced similar situations, public opinion on their cases differs. Many expressed sympathy for Joel, while the woman has been criticized more harshly.
Some online comments reflected this, saying things like: “She wasn’t ‘sad’ because she killed a child, but because she killed the ‘wrong’ child.”
Others questioned her motives, asking, “She chose to punish an innocent child just because she felt the child wasn’t biologically linked to her preferred partner?”
Some felt that the woman’s actions were driven more by her situation than by any real remorse. However, the woman has made it clear that she wants justice for what she believes was a wrongful and life-altering mistake.
Conclusion
Children are never tools to mend relationships. It’s vital that every pregnancy and birth happen because of love and mutual care, not as a consequence of mistakes and misunderstandings.
