A gestational surrogate threatened with a $250,000 lawsuit after refusing the intended parents' request to terminate her pregnancy is now fighting for custody of the child in Texas. McKenna West gave birth to the baby boy on Wednesday, 12 August, but her lawyer later said she was not allowed to have contact with the infant after the birth.
The news came after a multi-state legal dispute that began when the unborn child was diagnosed with a severe heart condition about 20 weeks into the pregnancy. For context, the California-based intended and genetic parents, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, cited a clause in their surrogacy contract.
