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Surrogate Refuses Abortion Amid Baby’s Critical Condition | Charleston News
A Texas surrogate, McKenna West, gave birth to a critically ill baby boy, Gabriel, with a life-threatening heart defect—just as a legal tug-of-war erupted between her and the California intended parents. The couple, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, reportedly wanted an abortion after diagnosis, but McKenna refused, sparking intervention from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and a court order mandating life-saving treatment. Now, Gabriel is in the care of his biological parents, who deny planning to withhold surgery and claim McKenna breached their surrogacy contract. McKenna, barred from…
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