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Surrogate fights parents over baby with heart condition

Surrogate fights parents over baby with heart condition

Summary

A surrogacy dispute in Texas involves a baby born with a heart defect. The intended parents wanted the surrogate to have an abortion, but she refused and gave birth to the baby.

Key Facts

  • The baby is called Baby Gabriel.
  • The intended parents asked the surrogate to have an abortion at 20 weeks because of a serious heart problem diagnosed in the baby.
  • The surrogate refused to end the pregnancy.
  • She traveled to Texas, where the baby was born.
  • The case raises questions about who has the right to decide medical treatment for the baby: the intended parents or the surrogate.
  • Fertility law experts are discussing the legal and ethical issues involved.
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