An Ottawa fertility doctor faces a disciplinary hearing Thursday over allegations he artificially inseminated three women with the wrong sperm.
Dr. Bernard Norman Barwin, a celebrated gynecologist, could lose his licence if the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario discipline panel finds he committed misconduct.
He agreed last year to stop the practice of insemination after the college filed its notice of hearing.
The medical college alleges that three of Dr. Barwin’s patients discovered their children aren’t biologically related to their husband or, in one case, the patient’s chosen donor.
Two women with the same allegations sued Dr. Barwin a few years ago. The lawsuits were resolved last year, but neither the women’s lawyer nor Dr. Barwin’s lawyer could discuss the terms. Read full article.
