Dallas birth sparks cross-state surrogacy rights showdown
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Texas A.G. Ken Paxton intervened on behalf of an Alaska surrogate in a cross-state surrogacy dispute with California birth parents. The baby, born in Dallas with a congenital heart condition (HLHS), is receiving life-saving care in Texas. A Dallas judge ordered the child remain in Texas for treatment and barred the surrogate from making medical decisions or presenting herself as the child’s mother, even as California rulings recognized the birth parents’ rights; a hearing on parental status and care location is set for Aug. 25.
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