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Boston GlobeSunday, 12 April 2026
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UNFATHOMABLE LOSS
Their pregnancies ended in tragedy. Then Brigham and Women's disposed of the fetal remains against their wishes.
The paper focuses on the severe emotional impact of an administrative failure at a major local hospital, foregrounding the personal grief of affected families over the bureaucratic mechanisms of the error.
Families who lost developing pregnancies agreed to genetic testing at a prominent Boston hospital, only to find the institution had mistakenly discarded the fetal remains, deeply exacerbating their trauma.
“disposed of the fetal remains against their wishes”
“Holding local institutions accountable”
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