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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Anna Wilder,Jim Vertuno and Jamie Stengle

Surrogate mother who fled to Texas gives birth to baby amid legal battle over treatment

McKenna West defied the biological parents' order to abort the baby, who was diagnosed with a severe heart defect - (McKenna West)

A California couple’s surrogate who fled to Texas in an escalating dispute over treating the baby’s congenital heart condition gave birth on Wednesday — a judge in Dallas ordered life-sustaining care for the newborn.

The child was receiving stabilizing care and scheduled to undergo surgery at a Texas hospital, according to an attorney for McKenna West, the surrogate mother whose case has drawn widening national support from right-to-life groups and Republican officials.

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