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sentences that state something as happening or true
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21%
4 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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A baby with a serious heart condition who was the center of a multistate legal fight involving a surrogate who said she refused to terminate the pregnancy underwent surgery Monday, the lawyer representing the child’s biological parents said.
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lawyer → involve → parents
McKenna West gave birth to Rumi on Wednesday in Texas.
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West → give → Texas
The child was diagnosed with a rare congenital heart condition, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, in utero.
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child → diagnose → utero
It is a defect resulting from the underdevelopment of the organ.
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It → result → organ
West has alleged that the biological parents repeatedly pressured her to have an abortion.
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parents → allege → abortion
A response the couple’s attorney filed in Alaska alleges that West was “clear and knowing in her intention to abide by” the parents’ request for a termination if tests revealed a fetal abnormality.
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tests → file → abnormality
Before the child was born, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, an anti-abortion Republican running for the Senate, intervened and filed a motion asking the Texas state court to order doctors to perform surgery on the child.
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Paxton → bear → child
He alleged that the biological parents might refuse to provide the baby with lifesaving care — which the parents have denied.
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parents → allege → which
The parents’ attorney accused Paxton of transforming their tragedy into “political theater” and said the parents always placed the health of their baby first.
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parents → accuse → baby
Rumi on Monday underwent a Norwood procedure, “a complex palliative heart surgery,” Lee Budner, attorney for biological parents Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar, said in a statement.
“Rumi is now recuperating under the loving care of his parents and his heroic team of doctors, nurses, and medical staff,” Budner said in a statement.
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Budner → undergo → statement
The Norwood procedure is one of three operations required in the first several years of life for a baby with the syndrome, known as HLHS, Budner said.
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Budner → require → HLHS
“This is the last update on Rumi’s health that his family intends to share,” Budner said.
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Budner → intend → that
“His condition remains critical and complex, and his family seeks privacy in caring for their son on his long road to recovery.
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family → remain → recovery
Ahmed and Gilkar have denied that they ever sought to refuse care for their child, saying they made plans for treatment in California.
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they → deny → California
In a court filing, the biological parents said they respected that West, whom they met as a surrogate through an agency, refused to go through with an abortion.
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they → say → abortion
HLHS often requires lifelong care, and many babies born with it develop disabilities or do not survive.
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babies → require → disabilities
About 925 babies in the U.S. are born with the condition every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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babies → bear → Control
Budner said West is continuing claims for custody, which he called “baseless” and “in violation of multiple court orders out of both Alaska and California.”
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he → say → Alaska
“We look forward to quickly defeating those claims as Rumi’s parents continue to focus on his health and safety above all else,” Budner said.
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Budner → look → else
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