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Babies Swapped At Fertilization

מאמר באנגלית לתרגול קריאה. כולל 5 מילים חדשות עם תרגום לעברית, 3 שאלות הבנת הנקרא, 5 שאלות לשיחה. מתאים לרמה בינונית.

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A Californian couple is suing the IVF clinic that helped them give birth to a baby because that baby was not their genetic child.

IVF, or in vitro fertilization, is a procedure in which a woman’s egg is fertilized by a man’s sperm in a laboratory and then placed in the woman so that she can grow the embryo in her body. However, in this case, the embryos of two couples were swapped at the laboratory and placed in the wrong mothers.

When the baby was born, the couple noticed her complexion was darker than their own. Although concerned, they did not want to believe a swap could have happened. They continued to raise the baby for three months until suspicion caused them to get a DNA test, and the test showed they were not the child’s natural parents.

After meeting several times, both couples made the difficult decision to permanently swap the babies. Each couple intends to remain in contact with the other family and the child they gave birth to.

The couple will sue the clinic because of the painful experience they have gone through, and because they have lost the chance to bond with their child through pregnancy and early infancy. The other couple is preparing a similar lawsuit, but they wish to remain anonymous.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Sue /su/ verb לתבוע

    to take legal action against a person or organization

    The family will sue the hospital for negligence

  • Fertilization /fɜrtəlɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun הַפרָיָה

    causing an egg to start to develop

    After the following fertilization, the egg divides into two.

  • Procedure /prəˈsiʤər/ noun תהליך

    medical treatment or operation

    You must follow the correct procedure at all times.

  • Complexion /kəmˈpɛkʃən/ noun גָוֶן

    natural color and condition of a person’s face

    A healthy complexion

  • Lawsuit /lɔˌsut/ noun תביעה משפטית

    a claim against a person or organization that is made in court

    They filed a lawsuit against the company

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. Do you, or did you have a close relationship with your parents?
  2. Do you look like your parents? Do you look like one of them in particular? Which of your features can you see in them?
  3. How is being swapped at fertilization different from being swapped at birth?
  4. The couples in the story chose to swap their babies so that each baby is with their genetic parents. Why do you think they did this? Do you agree with their decision?
  5. If you wanted to have a child, would you consider using in vitro fertilization? Why or why not?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. What was swapped in the laboratory and placed in the wrong mothers?

  2. What made them suspicious?

  3. According to the parents, What was the painful part of this experience?

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