Baby with heart defect at center of US surrogacy dispute handed to parents
Summary
A baby born with a serious heart defect in Texas was handed over to his biological parents, who will provide medical care. The surrogate mother traveled to Texas to protect the baby and hoped to make medical decisions, but Texas courts ruled in favor of the biological parents having custody.Key Facts
- The baby was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a condition needing surgery.
- The baby was born to surrogate McKenna West, who traveled from Alaska to Texas.
- The biological parents are Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed from California.
- The surrogate mother said she was pressured to have an abortion, which the parents deny.
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intervened to ensure the baby received life-saving medical care.
- Courts ruled that medical care should be provided and denied the surrogate’s attempt to interfere.
- The baby is now with the biological parents and receiving treatment at a specialist center.
- The surrogate mother’s attorney said they plan to challenge custody based on Texas law about birth mothers.
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