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Surrogate mother who fled to Texas appeals custody case to supreme court

McKenna West requests emergency block on order naming biological parents as four-week-old baby’s legal parents

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Surrogate Who Refused To End The Pregnancy Slammed By Child’s Biological Parents Over Supreme Court Bid

A surrogate’s refusal to terminate a pregnancy has sparked a legal battle over parental rights and medical decisions as the newborn remains critically ill.

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Texas judge: Alaskan surrogate does not have custody over child she birthed in Dallas

McKenna West has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying she does not trust that the biological parents have the child's best interest at heart.

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Surrogate asks the Supreme Court to intervene over care for a sick baby

A California couple’s surrogate who refused their wishes to have an abortion is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child who was born with a serious heart defect

The Independent UK

A Dallas Judge Delayed Her Custody Ruling as Parents Testified Their Newborn Worsened After Open Heart Surgery

At an August 25 hearing, a California couple said their newborn with HLHS struggled after heart surgery. The Dallas judge has not ruled yet.

Medical Daily

Baby with rare heart defect at center of surrogacy case in critical condition

Biological parents have secured restraining order against surrogate as lawsuit continues and baby receives care

The Guardian - US

Biological parents reveal why they asked surrogate to terminate pregnancy after baby was diagnosed with serious heart condition, as surrogate refuses and seeks custody of critically ill newborn

Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed revealed in court why they asked surrogate McKenna West to terminate their pregnancy after their unborn baby was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. West refused and later sought custody of newborn Rumi, who remains critically ill after undergoing the Norwood procedure. A Dallas judge…

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California couple heads to Texas court in custody battle with surrogate

Surrogacy is not regulated on a federal level, which can leave room for gaps in interpretation

The Independent UK

California couple confront their surrogate in a Texas court as dispute over newborn escalates

The attorney for the couple’s surrogate McKenna West said in court she should be the mother of the newborn. The biological parents have a restraining order against West.

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California couple and their surrogate testify in Texas court as dispute over newborn escalates

A California couple in an escalating fight with their surrogate over a newborn with a life-threatening heart defect have testified in a Texas court

The Independent UK

Biological Parents Escalate Legal Battle Against Surrogate Who Defied Their Wishes To End Pregnancy

The biological parents have accused the surrogate of "malicious" conduct.

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A surrogate’s fight for parental rights in Dallas could discourage surrogacy use in Texas, lawyers say

A surrogate’s fight for custody over the baby she birthed last week could lead to more restrictions on the rights of biological parents and on abortion clauses in surrogacy agreements.

The Texas Tribune

Baby at center of controversial surrogacy dispute undergoes first surgery for rare heart defect

The complex Norwood procedure performed this week is the first step in a multi-stage surgical process expected to stretch over the next several years

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Biological Parents Sued Surrogate for $250,000 Over Abortion, Now Court Bans Her From Seeing Baby

A surrogate mother in Texas is fighting for custody after refusing a $250,000 lawsuit threat to terminate a pregnancy due to a severe heart condition diagnosis in the unborn child.

The Economic Times

In 2025, Alaska nurse entered surrogacy agreement with Los Angeles based California couple, exactly a year after Rumi-Gabriel controversy in Texas reaches Dallas court's threshold even as baby boy suffers life-threatening hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a condition where one side of the heart is underdeveloped and prevents normal blood flow. If untreated, the condition causes severe symptoms such as trouble breathing, skin rashes, weak pulse and ashen or bluish skin.

The Times of India

A multi-state surrogacy dispute escalated after McKenna West gave birth in Texas to a baby with a severe heart defect; the intended parents now have custody while the legal fight continues

The surrogacy dispute escalated significantly when McKenna West delivered a newborn with a critical heart condition. This infant is currently under the care of intended parents Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed. Meanwhile, West is fighting against the custody agreements and claims over parental rights in Texas, where the intricate web…

The Independent UK

What to know about a surrogacy dispute between a California couple, their surrogate and Texas courts

A surrogate who gave birth in Texas to a California couple's child is embroiled in a legal battle

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Surrogate Who Fought Parents’ Wishes To End Pregnancy Has Given Birth, Now She’s Banned From Seeing The Baby

“That’s going to be a Supreme Court hearing case,” a netizen said.

International Business Times UK

Who Is McKenna West? The Surrogate Who Defied Abortion Orders and Gave Birth in Texas

Who is McKenna West? The Alaska surrogate whose decision after a prenatal diagnosis triggered a Texas parental-rights dispute.

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Surrogate refused to abort a baby after a devastating diagnosis. Now a Texas judge is stepping in

They allegedly cut her off financially.

The Economic Times

Texas surrogacy case takes shocking turn after baby with heart defect is born

A surrogate gave birth Wednesday after a judge ordered life-sustaining treatment for the newborn. The baby was diagnosed with a serious heart condition before birth. The surrogate and the California couple are in a bitter legal dispute. Texas authorities intervened on behalf of the surrogate in the case. The newborn…

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Surrogate mom flees to Texas, alleges the biological parents pressured to end pregnancy. Now, she has given birth to baby with heart defect

"I knew in my soul, in my heart that I wanted to protect this little boy.”

The Independent UK

Surrogate mother who fled to Texas gives birth to baby amid legal battle over treatment

A judge ordered the child to receive life-sustaining treatment

The Guardian - US

Surrogate mother who fled to Texas gives birth to baby with severe heart defect

McKenna West initially agreed to an abortion after diagnosis, but then fled to state where abortion is illegal and broke contact with biological parents, attorney alleges

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