California couple's surrogate custody dispute unfurls in Texas court

A Los Angeles couple’s legal battle with their surrogate over a newborn with a severe heart defect played out in a Dallas courtroom, with no final custody or conservatorship ruling and a restraining order remaining in place; the surrogate seeks sole medical authority while the couple argues they are the child’s parents and had urged abortion, a case that underscores the contentious politics surrounding surrogacy and abortion as the infant undergoes surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome.