On April 29 CBS News reports that a 14-year-old American teenager living in London with her mother was forced to get pregnant through donor sperm via syringe so that her mother could have another child after she was denied for a fourth adoption.
The American divorcee living in London plotted the scheme to impregnate her oldest daughter with sperm she purchased from a company in Denmark called Cryos International. The daughter, who is only being addressed as "A" because of her age, was forced to inseminate herself with the sperm in hopes of getting pregnant. "A" claims that she agreed to the crazy plan in hopes of making her mother love her more. She also told the judge in court that she was forced to use painful lemon, vinegar, and lime douches in hopes of increasing the chances of giving birth to a girl.
"A" also added that her mother was very determined and does her best to ensure that nothing stands in her way of getting something she wants. If it wouldn't have been her, she likely would have found another way to get another baby. The girl said that she wasn't brave enough to refuse her mother. The family lived in isolation where the children were home schooled and didn't have friends outside of each other.
The judge of the case claims that it is likely that the girl became pregnant after the first insemination but miscarried. After six more inseminations, she gave birth to a baby boy in July of 2011.
Nurses quickly became concerned when "A" wanted to breastfeed the baby but her mother told her that she couldn't because she didn't want any of that attachment "thing" happening between the two of them.
The children are all in foster care now and the mother is serving a five year sentence for child cruelty. There is no word as to whether or not "A" got to keep the baby she gave birth to.
