Surrogate in custody battle appeals to Supreme Court over care for sick baby
- AP — A California couple’s surrogate who refused their wishes to have an abortion has asked the US Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child who was born with a serious heart defect.
- McKenna West filed the emergency appeal Wednesday, widening a legal battle over surrogacy and abortion that has won the support of Republican officeholders and anti-abortion groups.
- West, who lives in Alaska, traveled to Dallas to give birth in August.
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- AP — A California couple’s surrogate who refused their wishes to have an abortion has asked the US Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child who was born with a serious heart defect.
- McKenna West filed the emergency appeal Wednesday, widening a legal battle over surrogacy and abortion that has won the support of Republican officeholders and anti-abortion groups.
- West, who lives in Alaska, traveled to Dallas to give birth in August.
Sources: CNN