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A Dallas court is weighing a high-profile custody dispute over a newborn with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Surrogate McKenna West seeks sole conservatorship to make medical decisions after California parents Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed requested termination; the baby underwent a Norwood procedure, was re-intubated, and remains critically ill as the court considers who should control life-saving care.
A Texas-born baby with hypoplastic left heart syndrome is at the center of a multi-state surrogate custody fight. The surrogate, McKenna West, says her decision to carry the child isn’t political theater and emphasizes giving the infant a chance at life after a Norwood procedure, amid ongoing court battles across Alaska, California, and Texas over parental rights and the child’s medical care.
A Texas-born surrogate, McKenna West, refused to abort after the baby was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, and the biological parents, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, filed countersuits seeking more than $100,000 for breach of their surrogacy agreement and emotional distress. West denies wrongdoing and seeks dismissal of the claims. The dispute has involved multiple states and drew emergency court action to ensure life-saving care for the newborn, Gabriel, who underwent heart surgery after birth; a Dallas County hearing is scheduled for Aug. 25.
A California couple’s surrogate, who traveled to Texas amid a dispute over treating a fetus diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, gave birth after a Dallas judge ordered life-sustaining care for the newborn; the case has drawn national attention to surrogacy, parental rights, and medical decision-making.