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Surrogate mother sued by biological parents after refusing abortion

deseret.com · 3h · first reportShare

A legal battle continues over an infant boy born in Texas after his surrogate mother refused to terminate the baby at the biological parents’ request. The child’s biological parents, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed or Los Angeles, alleged the infant’s surrogate mother, McKenna West, breached their surrogacy agreement by refusing to terminate the baby when he was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a life-threatening heart condition, 20 weeks into the pregnancy. The child, named “Gabriel” by West, “Baby Gabriel” by anti-abortion activists and “Rumi” by his biological parents, is recovering from the first of three heart surgeries while legal battles ensue. Released surrogacy agreement shows West agreed to terminate at parents’ request The surrogacy agreement West signed in August 2025 to carry the child, obtained by TMZ , contained a clause that stated West was “clear and knowing in her intention to abide by the request of the Intended Parents concerning the termination of the