Men sue North Dakota hospital after DNA tests showed they were switched at birth 38 years ago

(17 Jul 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Saginaw, Michigan – 16 July 2026 1. SOUNDBITE (English) Kyle Bylin, switched at birth: “It's pretty obvious that this happened when we were newborns, that it happened in the hospital itself and part of the reason we know that is because, you know, I, who was born as Jeremy Morrison, went home with Kyle Belin's bracelet tag. And, you now, my bassinet had Kyle Belen on it, right? But I was born 10 to 12 hours before Kyle Belan as Jeremy Morrisons. And then somehow overnight became Kyle Bylin.” ++BLACK FRAMES++ 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Kyle Bylin, switched at birth: “My aunt Martha and I were on Ancestry.com and we had exchanged messages previously about a potential genetic connection that ended up being a dead end. And it was, you know, six to eight months later when I had done further DNA testing on my raising mom, Evelyn Newton, that came out conclusively that you know, she was biologically my brother's mom, but she didn't match with me on the platform.” ++BLACK FRAMES++ 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Kyle Bylin, switched at birth: “I took another test just to be sure because, you know quite honestly, I didn't think anyone would believe me or they just wouldn't believe the technology. And so ultimately, Martha and I started talking and I said, you know, does your family have a connection to North Dakota in the 1980s? And she said, well, yes, you know, my sister Liz lived there in the 80s. When were you born? And I said, wow, I was born January 26, 1988. She's like, wow. You know, that's when my nephew Jeremy was born.” ++BLACK FRAMES++ 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Kyle Bylin, switched at birth: “And, you know, after trading articles we read on the internet of alternative explanations of this, we or she kind of concluded and said, basically, look, Kyle, I think the only way to explain this is that you were switched at birth and that I'm your biological aunt. And, you know, that was so mind blowing I wanted to, you know, potentially curl up in a ball.” ++BLACK FRAMES++ 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kyle Bylin, switched at birth: “There have certainly been different times throughout my life when I felt like a black sheep in my family or that like maybe I was looking for someplace that I belonged. And only to find out years later that there really was a difference, that there is a reason why I didn't 100% fit in all the time.” ++BLACK FRAMES++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Location unknown – 16 July 2026 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Thomas Gallagher, professor of bioethics at the University of Washington: “It is a really challenging case. And, you know, one thing that we've definitely learned after working for over two decades in the field of how to help organizations respond to harm in healthcare is, first of all, you can't make assumptions about what happened. Our first instincts about what took place are oftentimes incomplete and sometimes are completely wrong. And so step one is always to take a step back and realize the information we have may be incomplete.” ++BLACK FRAMES++ 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Thomas Gallagher, professor of bioethics at the University of Washington: “So I do think that the hospital is in a difficult position, but it sure would be nice if there were an opportunity for sort of a constructive dialogue between the parties and the hospital about what happened.” ++BLACK FRAMES++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Saginaw, Michigan – 16 July 2026 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Kyle Bylin, switched at birth: ++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++ STORYLINE: Her nephew, Jeremy Morrison, then had his DNA tested. The results were irrefutable. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...