Surrogate Mother Custody Dispute
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- Melissa QuinnCBS News
- Dareh GregorianNBC News
- Lindsay WhitehurstToronto Star
- Anna WilderToronto Star
- Maya YangThe Guardian
- Claire CarterWashington Examiner
- Ella MorrisonNew York Post
- Sophia BaumDaily Mail
- Anders HagstromFox News
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The baby was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a congenital defect in which one side of the organ is underdeveloped, preventing normal blood flow.
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The legal fight intensified just before the birth when Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intervened and obtained a court order requiring the newborn to receive lifesaving medical treatment.
Justice Elena Kagan, who handles appeals of cases out of California, denied the request from McKenna West, who was seeking conservatorship over a baby boy she gave birth to in Dallas.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to intervene in a custody dispute over a 5-week-old child who was born in Texas after a surrogate refused a California couple’s wishes to have an abortion.
For the moment, the legal parents remain Ahmed and Gilkar, and the Texas Supreme Court’s decision means they can move their son to California for treatment
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Supreme Court declines to intervene in case of surrogate mother who refused abortion
How it changed
- 22 Sep
The baby was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a congenital defect in which one side of the organ is underdeveloped, preventing normal blood flow.
- 23 Sep
West later said she was asked to terminate the pregnancy after the baby’s heart condition was discovered during an ultrasound at around 20 weeks.
Coverage 9 articles
23 Sep Supreme Court declines to intervene in case of surrogate mother who refused abortion
Fox News
23 Sep Supreme Court stays out of custody battle between California couple and surrogate
The Independent
23 Sep Relief for biological parents of baby with heart defect after surrogate's bid for Supreme Court custody fight is tossed as couple shares first photo
Daily Mail
23 Sep US Supreme Court rejects surrogate McKenna West’s bid for custody intervention
New York Post
23 Sep Supreme Court declines to intervene in surrogate baby custody battle
Washington Examiner
22 Sep US supreme court declines to intervene in custody fight over baby born via surrogate
The Guardian
22 Sep US Supreme Court won’t intervene in custody dispute between California couple and surrogate
Toronto Star
22 Sep Supreme Court declines to intervene in custody case involving newborn with heart condition
NBC News
22 Sep Supreme Court stays out of custody dispute between California couple and surrogate
CBS News
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