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Newborn in Texas surrogacy battle has heart surgery
The infant is recovering after the first of three planned heart surgeries as court orders set custody and medical decisions with the parents, officials said.
- On Monday, Rumi underwent the Norwood procedure, the first of three required heart surgeries to treat hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a rare congenital heart defect diagnosed before birth.
- The birth follows a tense multi-state legal dispute between parents Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed and their surrogate, McKenna West, over medical decisions and custody rights spanning California and Alaska.
- About 925 babies in the U.S. are born annually with HLHS, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the second surgery typically occurs at 4 to 6 months, the Cleveland Clinic reports.
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intervened last week, alleging the parents might refuse medical care, which they denied; the parents' attorney, Lee Budner, accused Paxton of turning their tragedy into "political theater."
- Budner labeled West's ongoing custody claims "baseless" and "in violation of multiple court orders out of both Alaska and California," as the family requests privacy during Rumi's recovery.
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