Surrogate Mother Custody Dispute

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1. 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.

   6 outlets · NBC News
2. 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.

   3 outlets · Daily Mail

Coverage 9 articles

• 23 Sep Supreme Court declines to intervene in case of surrogate mother who refused abortionOn Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving McKenna West, a surrogate mother who refused an abortion requested by the intended parents due to the fetus's heart defect and now seeks custody of Gabriel. West had appealed after losing in Texas courts; Justice Elena Kagan dismissed the appeal without a written decision. The child was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and underwent…Fox News
• 23 Sep Supreme Court stays out of custody battle between California couple and surrogateThe U.S. Supreme Court has declined a request by McKenna West, who acted as a surrogate in Texas, to intervene in a custody dispute over a five-week-old child with a life-threatening heart condition. The court refused West's plea for conservatorship and left standing a California court order naming Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar as the legal parents of the child. West had previously been denied by lower courts in…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 photoA California court order recognizing Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar as the legal guardians of their newborn with a severe heart defect has been upheld after surrogate McKenna West's request for Supreme Court intervention was rejected by Justice Elena Kagan on January 12, 2024. The child, known to his biological parents as Rumi but called Gabriel by the surrogate, underwent emergency heart surgery shortly after birth…Daily Mail
• 23 Sep US Supreme Court rejects surrogate McKenna West’s bid for custody interventionThe US Supreme Court rejected a plea from Alaskan surrogate McKenna West on Tuesday to retain control over a newborn with severe health issues born in Texas. West had sought to intervene in a multi-state custody battle involving the child’s biological parents, Los Angeles couple Nasheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, after fleeing to Texas where she would be recognized as the baby’s mother due to state laws. The Supreme…New York Post
• 23 Sep Supreme Court declines to intervene in surrogate baby custody battleOn Tuesday, Justice Elena Kagan declined an emergency request by McKenna West, a surrogate who refused to terminate her pregnancy despite requests from Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar, to intervene in the custody battle over their son born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The Supreme Court’s decision upholds a California court order recognizing Ahmed and Gilkar as the legal parents of the child. West argued she…Washington Examiner
• 22 Sep US supreme court declines to intervene in custody fight over baby born via surrogateJustice Elena Kagan denied an emergency request from McKenna West, an Alaska surrogate, to stop a California court order that recognized Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar as their child's legal parents. The dispute centers around a baby born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome; the couple initially wanted to terminate the pregnancy due to the medical condition but later sought custody after birth. West, who refused an…The Guardian
• 22 Sep US Supreme Court won’t intervene in custody dispute between California couple and surrogateThe U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to get involved in a legal battle between a Californian couple and their surrogate mother regarding the custody of a newborn infant. The dispute arose when, at 5 weeks pregnant, the surrogate rejected the couple's request for an abortion after they changed their minds about wanting to parent the child. This decision leaves the case unresolved without higher court intervention.Toronto Star
• 22 Sep Supreme Court declines to intervene in custody case involving newborn with heart conditionJustice Elena Kagan declined a request from McKenna West, a surrogate who gave birth to a baby with hypoplastic left heart syndrome in Texas, to intervene in the custody battle between her and the genetic parents, Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar. The case involves conflicting rulings by courts in California, Alaska, and Texas over where the child should receive medical care. West claims that due process was denied…NBC News
• 22 Sep Supreme Court stays out of custody dispute between California couple and surrogateThe Supreme Court declined an emergency appeal filed by McKenna West, a surrogate who gave birth to a child with a severe heart defect in California. Justice Elena Kagan dismissed West’s request to halt a court order naming Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar as the child's legal parents. The case involves conflicting surrogacy agreements and abortion rights: Gilkar and Ahmed initially sought an abortion after learning…CBS News

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