California couple's surrogate gives birth in Texas after judge orders life-saving care

A surrogate who went to Texas after a dispute with a California couple over treating a severe birth defect has given birth a day after a judge in Texas ordered a hospital to provide life-sustaining care

McKenna West initially agreed to an abortion after diagnosis, but then fled to state where abortion is illegal and broke contact with biological parents, attorney alleges A surrogate mother who traveled to Texas, where abortion is illegal, claiming she was pressured to end the pregnancy after the discovery of a severe

A California couple’s surrogate who went to Texas in a dispute over treating a congenital heart condition gave birth Wednesday, a day after a judge ordered life-sustaining care for the newborn.

California couple’s surrogate gives birth in Texas after judge orders life-saving care  AP News

Surrogate McKenna West declined to get an abortion requested by the intended parents after the baby she was carrying was diagnosed with a severe but treatable heart defect.

Texas AG Ken Paxton said the child ‘deserves a chance at life’

A surrogate mother seeking to get life-saving healthcare for the unborn baby she is carrying won a key court victory late Tuesday, in a high-profile legal battle that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined. McKenna West, an Alaska resident and surrogate mother, traveled to Texas to prepare to get treatment for th

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has intervened in a Dallas County surrogacy case involving an unborn baby with a severe heart defect, seeking to ensure the fetus receives life-saving medical treatment after birth despite objections from his intended parents. The unborn child, who Paxton’s office referred to as “b

An Alaskan surrogate has traveled to Texas for legal protection after a California couple has refused treatment for a severe heart condition.