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The lesbian mothers of IVF twin girls have lost a legal bid to sue their doctor for the cost of raising one of the toddlers.
The women, whose names are suppressed, sued Canberra obstetrician Dr Robert Armellin for more than A$400,000 ($520,000) for implanting two embryos instead of the requested one.
The ACT Supreme Court yesterday ruled in favour of Armellin, and ordered the couple to pay his legal costs. The women, who earn more than A$100,000 between them, sought A$398,000 to cover the costs of raising one of the girls, including fees for a private Steiner school.
