US supreme court declines to intervene in custody fight over baby born via surrogate
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in a custody dispute involving a surrogate mother who refused to abort a fetus diagnosed with a heart defect. The case has drawn national attention to the intersection of surrogacy contracts and abortion laws.
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McKenna West, the surrogate who gave birth in Texas, had asked the supreme court to block a lower court order. McKenna West, the surrogate who gave birth in Texas, had asked the supreme court to block a lower court order. Texas US supreme court declines to intervene in custody fight over baby born via surrogate Surrogate who rejected abortion request had asked justices to halt court order recognizing LA couple as legal parents
Prefer the Guardian on Google The supreme court has refused to get involved with a custody dispute between an Alaska surrogate and a California couple whose child was born with a rare and serious heart defect.
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