L.A. Surrogate Defies Parents’ Wishes, Gives Birth to Baby with Heart Defect Amid Legal Battle

L.A. surrogate defies parents’ wishes, gives birth to baby with heart defect amid legal battle

A baby born with a rare heart defect is at the center of a bitter legal dispute between the child’s biological parents and the woman who gave birth to the baby as a surrogate against their wishes.…

Who Has the Final Say in a Surrogate Pregnancy? Inside the McKenna West Case

The birth of a baby boy with a life-threatening heart condition has sparked a complicated legal battle involving surrogacy, abortion and parental rights across three states. Rumi was born in Dallas, Texas, on Aug. 12 with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a rare defect that left him in need of a series of major heart surgeries. But a conflict surrounding his birth began months earlier, after his intended parents, Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar, d…

Surrogate who refused to terminate baby’s pregnancy had a staggering payment deal with the biological parents

A Texas surrogate was reportedly being paid $6,000 a month to carry a couple's baby, but the financial agreement included a number of additional payments that could have seen her receive potentially thousands more.McKenna West gave birth to baby Gabriel on August 12, after his biological parents had asked her to terminate the pregnancy following several medical diagnoses.The 28-year-old refused, choosing instead to continue with the pregnancy an…

Surrogate Fled to Texas to Save Unborn Baby with Heart Defect, Then Lost All Parental Rights at Birth

A surrogate mother in Texas defied a request to abort a baby with a heart defect, sparking a legal battle over parental rights and abortion laws across three states.

The Baby Born At The Center Of A Surrogate Dispute Is Now The Subject Of A Custody Battle

Source: ArtPhoto21 / Getty This week, we reported on the strange and complicated case of  Alaskan resident McKenna West and the California couple she served as a surrogate for, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed. The three adults ended up in a legal battle over West’s refusal to terminate a pregnancy, which the couple wanted done after learning that the baby would be born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a serious heart condition that wo…