A fertility doctor from Italy has been arrested after an accusation from a patient that he stole her eggs. A Spanish nurse said that Severino Antinori removed her eggs in his clinic in Milan without her agreement.
Meanwhile, one of Antinori's lawyers denies the non-agreement of the Spanish nurse. The Telegraph said that Tommaso Pietrocarlo, one of the fertility doctor's lawyers, told a news agency that the nurse actually signed her consent for donating her eggs a month before the surgery took place.
A consultation with a psychologist purportedly occurred before the nurse filled up the consent form for egg donation to the fertility doctor. Pietrocarlo claimed that the psychologist said that the nurse was aware of her choice and that the choice was not problematic.
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Fertility Doctor Suspended
The Guardian reported that Antinori's license has been suspended for one year. He is also under house arrest while being investigated for aggravated robbery and causing personal injury.
According to the Irish Examiner, reports said that 24-year-old Spanish nurse who claimed to be Antinori's victim was being treated for an ovarian cyst. Afterwards, she was forcefully held, placed under anesthesia and had her eggs removed.
Fertility Doctor A Controversial Figure
Antinori has helped women in their sixties get pregnant. In 1994, he gave fertility treatments to a 63-year-old Italian woman. She was the oldest woman to give birth during that time, said the Telegraph.
Twelve years later, Patricia Rashbrook became the oldest mother in the United Kingdom through his help. Antinori, according to The Guardian, has also supported cloning as a form of fertility treatment. The newspaper added that the accusation against Antinori can possibly fuel the sensitive topic of infertility and fertility treatments in Italy.
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