Baby at center of controversial surrogacy dispute undergoes first surgery for rare heart defect

The complex Norwood procedure performed this week is the first step in a multi-stage surgical process expected to stretch over the next several years

The baby at the center of a surrogacy battle, Rumi, had his first open heart surgery Friday for his severe congenital heart condition in Dallas, Texas. Lee Budner, an attorney for the California-based Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar, gave an update on the newborn in a statement to The Dallas Morning News on Monday.  Rum

An infant with a serious heart condition born to a surrogate who would not have an abortion despite alleged pressure from his biological parents and is allegedly fighting for custody has undergone surgery.

A baby with a serious heart condition who was the center of a multi-state 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.

The baby was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, which requires a series of surgeries. The parents had asked the surrogate to get an abortion when they learned of the diagnosis.

A baby with a heart defect at the center of an extraordinary surrogacy battle between a pro-life surrogate and biological parents, who sought an abortion, has undergone his first life-saving surgery. CBS News reported Monday that Rumi underwent complex heart surgery to treat hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a se