Judge: Dead ‘Sperminator’ Doc’s DNA Must Be Preserved
When Morgan Hellquist learned her gynecologist of nine years was actually her father, it seemed her story couldn’t get any more bizarre. But on Friday, a New York Supreme Court judge issued yet another wild turn, ordering DNA from her now-deceased father’s autopsy to be preserved for genetic testing.
Hellquist, 37, sued Dr. Morris Wortman in 2021, alleging he secretly used his own sperm when he performed an IVF procedure on her mother in 1985 that resulted in her birth. She claims the doctor never revealed his identity, despite treating her as a patient for almost a decade.
The suit was pending last month when Wortman, 72, died in a plane crash outside Buffalo. According to the local sheriff’s office, Wortman was riding in an experimental, hand-built aircraft with one other person when the wings fell off, causing the plane to crash in an orchard.