Surrogate Asks Texas Court to Let Her Seek Medical Care on the Baby She’s Carrying, AG Paxton Says
Texas intervened after a fetus diagnosed with a rare heart condition was expected to need three surgeries after birth, court records show.
- Attorney General Ken Paxton intervened on Monday in a Texas surrogacy dispute, seeking to ensure an unborn child receives life-saving care for a severe heart condition after the California biological parents allegedly refused treatment.
- California biological parents Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed entered a dispute with their surrogate, McKenna West, after the fetus was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome at 20 weeks of pregnancy requiring multiple surgeries after birth.
- West petitioned a Dallas County court to mandate medical care and recognize her parental rights as birth mother. The State argues the Alaska surrogacy contract is invalid under Texas law, which does not recognize out-of-state agreements.
- Paxton sent letters to UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Medical Center of Dallas reminding them of legal obligations to provide necessary care. A court hearing in Dallas County is scheduled for August 25th.
- NBC DFW has reached out to attorneys for the biological parents and contacted the two hospital systems for comment, though neither has yet responded to requests regarding the developing case.
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Texas Intervenes in Case of Expectant Surrogate Mother Who Fled to Save Baby’s Life
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has stepped in to protect an unborn surrogate baby whose intended parents in California have allegedly refused consent for a life-saving heart operation and seek to remove the baby from Texas. The child, referred to as baby Gabriel, was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a life-threatening but treatable heart defect, at roughly 20 weeks in utero, according to Paxton’s office. Without intervention,…
HERO: Ken Paxton Intervenes in Surrogacy Fight to Protect Baby Gabriel After Biological Parents Demanded Abortion Over Treatable Heart Defect * The Gateway Pundit * by Cassandra MacDonald
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has intervened in the life-or-death legal fight over Baby Gabriel, the unborn baby boy with a treatable heart condition whose surrogate mother has refused demands from the biological parents to abort him. The post HERO: Ken Paxton Intervenes in Surrogacy Fight to Protect Baby Gabriel After Biological Parents Demanded Abortion Over Treatable Heart Defect appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Texas Intervenes To Protect Unborn Baby With Heart Defect
Attorney General Paxton has intervened to ensure an unborn baby will receive life-saving medical care upon birth, despite the ongoing parentage suit between his surrogate mother and intended parents. The post Texas Intervenes To Protect Unborn Baby With Heart Defect appeared first on Texas Scorecard.
Paxton intervenes to help save surrogate baby from abortion
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intervened in the controversial case where a couple of California parents called for their hired surrogate to abort their intended baby after the child was found to have a heart defect.The "Baby Gabriel" case has divided many along the pro-life and pro-abortion divide after the surrogate mother traveled to Texas in search of life-prolonging care for the baby.'Baby Gabriel deserves a chance at life, and I will no…
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