Baby at center of LA-Texas surrogacy legal battle undergoes heart surgery: Attorney
Summary
A baby born through surrogacy is recovering after his first of three heart surgeries to treat a serious condition. The infant was born in Texas after a legal dispute between his surrogate and the intended parents from Los Angeles.Key Facts
- Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar, a Los Angeles couple, hired McKenna West from Alaska as their surrogate.
- The fetus was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a serious heart defect.
- The couple wanted to end the pregnancy, but West continued and gave birth in Texas.
- The baby, named Rumi by the parents and called "Baby Gabriel" by activists, is now under the parents’ custody.
- Rumi had a complex heart surgery on August 17, which is the first of three planned operations.
- The surgery was done with the parents’ consent as soon as possible.
- The baby’s condition is still critical, and the family asks for privacy during recovery.
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