Two families sue hospital after man claims he was switched at birth
Two families are suing a hospital after a man claimed he and another man were switched at birth.
Jeremy Morrison took a DNA test two years ago and discovered his parents were not his biological parents.
He always felt different from his family. “I didn’t have anyone that looked like me in my family,” he told CBS affiliate KKTV. “I was that blonde-haired kid that stood out in a family full of brown-haired people.”
Morrison’s suspicions grew further when he made a discovery on an ancestry website. His aunt provided DNA and a man named Kyle Bylin matched as her nephew.
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Morrison, however, said he does not have any cousins.
He took a DNA test two years ago and found out his parents are not his biological parents.
“I know I definitely wouldn’t be here in Colorado today if I went home with the right parents.” Morrison said. “I would have been working the farm with my older brother that I never knew I had.”
Morrison claims that the man he was switched at birth with, Kyle Bylin, was born just a few hours before him on 26 January, 1988, at the same hospital in Grafton, North Dakota.
“I believe we were the only babies born that day,” said Morrison.
Morrison, Bylin and their parents are suing Unity Medical Center, saying the hospital switched the two men as babies.
In a statement provided to Tyla, Unity Medical Centre said: “Unity Medical Center has been honored to serve the people of this region for more than 100 years. Throughout that time, our commitment has remained the same, to provide compassionate, high-quality care while keeping the well-being of our patients and their families at the center of everything we do.
“We are currently working to better understand a highly unusual situation involving two men who apparently were separated from their biological parents at some point during their lives. Both men were born at our hospital on the same day in 1988, and we recognize the profound impact this discovery has had on them and their families.
“Unfortunately, because of the passage of nearly four decades, the medical and staffing records that might have provided additional clarity no longer exist, and no members of the delivery team from that time are still employed by the hospital. While we deeply sympathize with the men and their families, we have found no evidence to support claims that Unity Medical Center or its staff were responsible for what occurred.
“As caregivers, our hearts go out to both men and to everyone affected by this difficult situation. We can only imagine the range of emotions they and their loved ones are experiencing.”
Greg Harris