Parents seek six figures from surrogate who refused abortion after baby’s heart diagnosis: report

Biological parents Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed are suing their surrogate, McKenna West, for over $100,000, alleging she breached their surrogacy agreement by refusing their request to terminate the pregnancy after their baby was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). West denies wrongdoing and is seeking parental rights for the child, named Gabriel by her, while the parents refer to him as Rumi and have authorized his life-saving surgeries. The legal battle has involved multiple states and intervention from officials like Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

• Biological parents are suing their surrogate, McKenna West, for over $100,000 for alleged breach of their surrogacy agreement.
• The parents requested an abortion after their baby was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), but the surrogate refused.
• The surrogate, McKenna West, is denying wrongdoing and seeking parental rights for the child.
• The baby, born in Texas, has undergone initial life-saving surgery.
• The legal dispute has involved court actions in Alaska, California, and Texas, with state officials intervening to ensure the baby’s medical care.