Yale Fertility Clinic Settles Lawsuits Over Fentanyl Theft

Yale University has settled lawsuits with over 150 women who suffered pain at its fertility clinic due to a nurse stealing fentanyl and replacing it with saline. The university has since implemented new safeguards. The nurse involved was sentenced to prison, home confinement, and supervised release.

More than 150 women have reached settlements with Yale University after enduring excruciating pain at its fertility clinic when a nurse replaced fentanyl with saline.

Announced Monday in New Haven, Connecticut, the settlements include significant financial compensation, though specific details were not disclosed. The women experienced painful in vitro fertilization procedures, expecting fentanyl, but were instead administered saline, which led to extreme discomfort.

The nurse involved, Donna Monticone, was sentenced to four weekends in prison, three months of home confinement, and three years of supervised release for tampering with the medication. Yale has since instituted new safeguards to prevent future incidents.

(With inputs from agencies.)