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Arizona-licensed doctor accused of using his own sperm to inseminate patients in Wisconsin
Summary by The Nashville Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Scripps News Group , as published by NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate)
· August 12, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway The doctor, who holds an Arizona medical license, is alleged to have done this to a woman in the early 1980s.
A lawsuit in Wisconsin is accusing a doctor of using his own sperm for artificial insemination without patients' knowledge. The doctor, who holds an Arizona medical license, is alleged to have done this to a woman in the early 1980s. The woman's son discovered the truth decades later after submitting his DNA to a genealogy website and finding several half-siblings linked to a common person.
This revelation has reportedly been devastating for the family. Further details on this case are available from NewsChannel 5 WTVF, including a statement from the son affected by the alleged actions of the doctor.
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Category: local ·
Published: August 12, 2026 ·
Source: NewsChannel 5 WTVF (CBS affiliate) ·
Reading time: 1 min
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