Surrogate seeks Supreme Court ruling in cross-state custody fight over critically ill infant
TL;DR
An Alaska surrogate has filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a Texas court’s recognition of a California couple’s parental judgment in a cross-state custody dispute over a 4-week-old baby born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, arguing the parents may not provide life-saving care; experts say the high court is unlikely to intervene, highlighting gaps in federal surrogacy regulation.
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