Birth of Surrogacy Baby Ignites a Multi-State Abortion Fight

The birth in Texas of a baby conceived via surrogacy, who has a life-threatening heart condition, has become a cross‑state legal and political battle after the surrogate opposed abortion and antiabortion activists funded travel and legal help to the family. A Texas court granted the intended parents control over medical decisions while barring the surrogate from presenting herself as the child’s parent, highlighting disputes over surrogacy contracts, parental rights, and how abortion debates intersect with family law across California, Texas, and Alaska.