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politics10 days ago•130 min saved

Three Southern States Sue Supreme Court to Strike Down Abortion Pill Shield Laws

On September 30, 2026, Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas filed a Supreme Court lawsuit challenging 'shield laws' in New York, California, and Massachusetts. These laws protect out-of-state providers who mail abortion pills to patients in states with bans. Simultaneously, the three states sued 30 providers for false advertising and illegal distribution. The move escalates a post-Dobbs legal conflict over interstate medical access, with blue-state governors vowing to defend reproductive rights while red-state officials cite public safety and sovereignty.

via AP News|

#abortion #legal-conflict #mifepristone

us-politics10 days ago•0 min saved

Abortion-Ban States Sue to Block Mail Delivery of Pills

Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas have petitioned the Supreme Court to strike down 'shield laws' in New York, Massachusetts, and California that protect providers mailing abortion pills to patients in ban states. The filing escalates a legal conflict over whether states can enforce their own restrictions on out-of-state medical practices.

via The New York Times|

#abortion #constitutional-law #shield-laws

courts17 days ago•17 min saved

Supreme Court Justice Kagan rejects surrogate's bid to halt custody of critically ill infant

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan declined to intervene in a high-profile custody dispute, allowing a California couple to retain legal authority over a baby born in Texas with a severe heart defect. The surrogate, McKenna West, had refused to terminate the pregnancy as requested by the biological parents, Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar, after a fetal diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. West moved to Texas to give birth and sought conservatorship to ensure the child received medical care, arguing the parents might not provide it. Lower courts in California and Texas ruled in favor of the biological parents, and Kagan’s refusal to block those rulings leaves the parents in control of the child’s critical medical decisions. The case highlights tensions between surrogacy contracts, abortion access, and parental rights across state lines.

via texastribune.org|

#abortion #courts #custody-dispute

legal18 days ago

Supreme Court rejects surrogate's emergency bid in cross-state custody dispute over infant with heart defect

Justice Elena Kagan denied an emergency request from McKenna West, an Alaska surrogate, to halt a California court order granting parental rights to the biological parents of a baby born with a severe heart defect. The case, which spans Alaska, California, and Texas, centers on whether West can retain custody or medical decision-making authority after refusing to terminate the pregnancy as requested by the contracting couple. Lower courts have consistently ruled in favor of the biological parents, Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar, while West argues they may not provide necessary medical care. The Supreme Court’s refusal leaves the existing legal framework in place, allowing the parents to continue managing the child’s critical care.

via theguardian.com|

#abortion #custody-dispute #legal

legal18 days ago•1 min saved

Supreme Court declines to intervene in surrogate custody dispute over infant with heart defect

Justice Elena Kagan declined an emergency appeal from surrogate McKenna West, leaving in place a California court order granting parental rights to the biological parents of a newborn with a severe heart defect. West had refused an abortion requested by the parents after a 20-week scan revealed hypoplastic left heart syndrome, instead traveling to Texas to give birth. The case involves a complex multistate legal battle over custody and medical care for the infant, whom the parents named Rumi and West named Gabriel.

via BBC|

#abortion #custody-dispute #hypoplastic-left-heart-syndrome

law-and-politics18 days ago•1 min saved

Supreme Court Justice Kagan Denies Surrogate’s Emergency Appeal in High-Profile Custody Dispute

Justice Elena Kagan declined to intervene in a multistate custody battle involving a surrogate who refused an abortion after her fetus was diagnosed with a fatal heart defect. The decision leaves in place a California court order granting parental rights to the biological parents, Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar. The baby, born in Texas in August, has undergone heart surgery and remains in critical condition. The surrogate, McKenna West, argued that the California ruling violated her due process rights and that she was being excluded from the child’s medical care. The biological parents’ attorneys stated that the child’s survival is the priority and that West’s legal efforts have been rejected by lower courts. The case has sparked national debate over surrogacy contracts, abortion access, and parental rights.

via The Washington Post|

#abortion #custody-dispute #elena-kagan

politics18 days ago•0 min saved

Supreme Court declines to intervene in cross-state custody battle over infant with heart defect

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in a custody dispute between a California couple and a surrogate mother over a newborn with a severe heart defect. Justice Elena Kagan rejected an emergency appeal from McKenna West, who had sought to halt a California court order granting parental rights to Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar. The case involves a surrogacy contract that allowed for termination due to fetal abnormalities, which West refused after a diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. West gave birth in Texas, where she argued for custody, while the couple maintained they were providing necessary medical care. The decision leaves the child in the care of the couple, who have been providing ongoing treatment, while West remains excluded from medical decisions.

via CBS News|

#abortion #custody-dispute #healthcare

politics23 days ago•207 min saved

Family sues Paxton, doctors, alleging Texas abortion ban contributed to a woman’s death

A Texas family has sued Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Texas Medical Board, UT Health San Antonio and several treating physicians, claiming that Texas’s near-total abortion ban deterred doctors from providing timely care and contributed to Tierra Walker’s death from preeclampsia after she was told an emergency abortion wasn’t needed; the suit argues the ban violates the U.S. Constitution and federal emergency-care obligations and notes that Texas’ laws allow private citizens to sue providers for alleged violations.

via CNN|

#abortion #lawsuit #maternal-health

politics23 days ago•2 min saved

Lawsuit claims Texas abortion restrictions contributed to a mother's death

The family of Tierra Walker filed a state lawsuit against Texas AG Ken Paxton, medical officials, UT Health San Antonio and several doctors, alleging the state’s abortion ban hindered life-saving care and contributed to Walker’s death at 20 weeks pregnant from preeclampsia and hypertensive cardiovascular disease in December 2024. The suit argues roughly 90 doctors were involved in her care, and that Texas restrictions deterred abortion when her health deteriorated. It names multiple state and local officials and health-care entities, and says the ban is unconstitutional. UT Health San Antonio declined to comment; the Texas Medical Board said physicians may end a pregnancy in certain circumstances to protect a mother’s life. The case seeks accountability for what the family describes as a preventable death.

via Texas Public Radio | TPR|

#abortion #lawsuit #maternal-health

us-politics29 days ago•7 min saved

Surrogate fights for custody in Supreme Court appeal over heart-defect baby

A surrogate who refused an abortion after a 20-week scan revealed a severe heart defect has asked the US Supreme Court to intervene in who should have custody of the baby. California couple Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar had been granted parental rights, but the surrogate, McKenna West, argues they may not provide necessary medical care and has sought to halt that ruling while the child, born in Texas with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, undergoes treatment.

via BBC|

#abortion #custody #supreme-court

us1 month ago•213 min saved

Surrogate seeks Supreme Court ruling in cross-state custody fight over critically ill infant

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.

via CNN|

#abortion #custody #hypoplastic-left-heart-syndrome

politics1 month ago•131 min saved

Legal battles intensify over telehealth abortion-pill access

States and conservative groups are suing to overturn FDA rules that allow mifepristone via telehealth, arguing such access clashes with bans in many states. Federal cases involving Louisiana, Texas and others are pressing the FDA as courts weigh whether prescribing rules are too restrictive, with a status update deadline of Oct. 7 in some matters. Even if limits tighten, abortion pills could still be accessible through alternatives like misoprostol, sparking debates about state control vs. federal oversight and the future of telehealth for this medication.

via AP News|

#abortion #fda #lawsuits

law1 month ago•3 min saved

Texas Surrogacy Custody Clash Over Critically Ill Baby With Rare Heart Defect

In Dallas, a surrogate custody dispute over a newborn with hypoplastic left heart syndrome escalates as the biological parents seek parental rights while the surrogate seeks sole conservatorship for medical decisions; Texas authorities have ensured life-saving treatment for the baby, and no final custody ruling has been issued as the case probes the reach of surrogacy agreements and abortion questions.

via The Guardian|

#abortion #custody #hypoplastic-left-heart-syndrome

courts1 month ago•26 min saved

California couple fights surrogate for parental rights in Texas amid infant’s life-threatening heart condition

In Dallas, a California couple and their surrogate are locked in a courtroom dispute over a newborn diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome; the surrogate seeks sole conservatorship to decide medical care, while the couple argues they are the child's parents and say the infant’s condition has worsened after their push to terminate the pregnancy, prompting a restraining order and an ongoing custody fight as Texas surrogacy and abortion dynamics come to the fore.

via The Texas Tribune|

#abortion #conservatorship #courts

national1 month ago•3 min saved

Texas court weighs custody in surrogate baby dispute tied to abortion debate

In Dallas, a California couple and their surrogate are in a courtroom dispute over a newborn diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The couple seeks parental rights and argues the surrogate violated their surrogacy contract, while the surrogate seeks sole conservatorship for medical decisions and says the couple initially wanted an abortion. A restraining order keeps the two sides apart as the judge considers who should govern the child’s medical care; no final ruling was issued at the hearing, highlighting how surrogacy and abortion politics intersect with family law.

via NBC News|

#abortion #conservatorship #custody