A surrogate mother gave birth to a baby against its biological parents' wishes after fleeing to Texas with help from state Attorney General Ken Paxton.Surrogate mother McKenna West fled to Texas after her baby was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome around the time West was 20 weeks pregnant. The diagnosis allegedly prompted the baby's birth parents to ask West to have an abortion, Paxton's office wrote in a news release Tuesday.After West went to Texas, Paxton intervened, formally notifying UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Medical Center of Dallas of their legal obliga...
Surrogate gives birth in Texas to baby with heart defect after parents requested abortion
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Aug 14, 2026 • 3 weeks ago
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