Surrogate says baby ‘ripped away’ 60 seconds after birth as custody fight erupts after abortion refusal
A surrogate mother in Texas, McKenna West, is locked in a custody dispute after refusing the intended parents' request that she abort the baby following a prenatal diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a serious congenital heart condition. West says the newborn was taken from her roughly 60 seconds after birth, and the case…
- Texas surrogate refused to abort baby diagnosed with a heart defect.
- She says the newborn was taken away about 60 seconds after birth.
- A custody dispute has followed the baby's lifesaving heart surgery.