Lawyer seeks action for two babies swapped at birth in Fuerteventura in 1990

The case of two girls who were mistakenly exchanged at the Fuerteventura hospital in 1990 because of an identification error has been brought before the Canary Islands Health Service by Logroño‑based lawyer José Sáez Morga, according to El Día de La Rioja.

In that incident, the babies were assigned incompatible blood groups and handed over to families that were not their biological ones. DNA tests performed in 2025 confirmed the error. Sáez Morga filed a request for action with the Canary Islands Health Service (SCS) in November of last year, through the Directorate General of Public Health. His client, who wishes to remain largely anonymous to protect her privacy, is still awaiting a response.

The matter recalls other cases investigated by Sáez Morga, such as the 2002 swap in Logroño, which forced a compensation of €975,000, later rising to €1.1 million in interest.

In the Fuerteventura case, the process is still in its early stages, and formal actions have been requested from the Canary Islands Health Service. The two individuals involved are now 36‑year‑old women who have spent their entire lives with families that are not their genetic relatives.