Carolyn Savage of Sylvania, Ohio gave birth to a healthy baby boy today. But what makes this story, found in the American Press, so interesting is that she plans to give the baby back to the parents whose frozen embryo was mistakenly implanted in her. Savage and her husband, Sean found out back in February that what they believed to be their own embryo used during implantation at a fertility clinic outside of Ohio was in fact not their own. It belonged to Paul and Shannon Morrell, a couple with twin daughters from Detroit. The Morrells found out that their embryo had been mistakenly implanted into Sharon, about ten days later. The Morrells were understandably upset and worried that the parents-to-be of their child might choose to terminate the pregnancy or try to keep custody.
Thankfully, the Savages have said in recent press releases that they will give the baby back to his biological parents. They even wished the new parents and big sisters all the best when they announced the birth of the baby boy. Understandably, the Savages are asking for privacy as they are having a difficult time.

I was rather pleasantly surprised that this young couple chose to do the right thing. In a world full of law suits and custody battles, arguments over custody rights vs. property rights and the battles over the power of choice I am gladdened to see people willing to help their fellow man, even at the expense of their own health and happiness. It would have been very easy for the Savages to have chosen to abort the baby so that they could get on with "having their own" child. But they, instead, chose to act in a totally selfless way.
The article was released about seven minutes before I started writing this article, so it will be interesting to see how this all unfolds. I do hope that they follow through with their decision and keep their word.