The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story

Plot

The film begins in 1985. Cecil Jacobson runs a successful reproductive genetic center and is respected by other doctors, earning the nickname 'The Babymaker'. Unbeknownst to his patients, he secretly uses his own sperm to impregnate them. One patient, Mary Bennett, is desperate for a child but her husband Greg had a vasectomy.

Her friend Nita, who underwent artificial insemination, directs her to Jacobson. Greg is reluctant but Mary convinces him to speak with the doctor, though Greg struggles with the idea of an anonymous donor and admits he is not ready to be a father. Mary proceeds with the insemination, and Jacobson again uses his own sperm. Meanwhile, Mary's friend Sue believes she is thirteen weeks pregnant when she begins bleeding.

Jacobson reassures her and shows her what he claims is the baby's shape on an ultrasound. Sue consults another doctor, who determines she is not pregnant and that the shape is fecal matter. Sue learns of multiple false-positive pregnancy tests at Jacobson's facility and wants to confront him, but her husband urges her to wait and see how far the lies go. She tells Mary, who is reluctant to believe her because her own pregnancy has just been confirmed.

Sue and Bill later confront Jacobson, who blames faulty equipment but insists fetal matter was present. Sue warns Mary again, but Mary refuses to believe her and they become estranged. Mary is indeed pregnant and gives birth to a boy. Five years later, Jacobson is charged with making people believe they were pregnant.

Mary believes the charges are false and blames Sue and Bill. During the trial, rumors emerge that Jacobson used his own sperm for inseminations. Mary seeks to determine if he was the donor and begins noticing similarities between her son and the doctor.