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Baby at center of surrogacy rights case is born in Dallas
The baby caught in that contentious surrogacy battle was born in Dallas yesterday, now with his biological parents after they secured a temporary restraining order against the surrogate. This whole legal drama played out across Texas, involving California biological parents Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, their Alaskan surrogate McKenna West, and even the Texas Attorney General.
This whole legal drama played out across Texas, involving California biological parents Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, their Alaskan surrogate McKenna West, and even the Texas Attorney General. West reportedly traveled to Texas after claiming the parents pushed for a pregnancy termination. They vehemently deny this.
A congenital heart issue also complicates the newborn's high-stakes situation. You can bet this kind of story is already being dissected by law students down at Texas Tech and debated in cafes near the Depot District.
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