{"id":2643659,"date":"2026-08-12T13:08:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paxton-backed-surrogate-mother-gets-legal-win-in-fight-for-life-saving-care-for-unborn-baby\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T13:09:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:09:52","slug":"paxton-backed-surrogate-mother-gets-legal-win-in-fight-for-life-saving-care-for-unborn-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paxton-backed-surrogate-mother-gets-legal-win-in-fight-for-life-saving-care-for-unborn-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Paxton-backed surrogate mother gets legal win in fight for life-saving care for unborn baby"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpaxton-backed-surrogate-mother-gets-legal-win-in-fight-for-life-saving-care-for-unborn-baby%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2643659&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A surrogate mother in Alaska, McKenna West, successfully secured a court victory in Texas to receive life-saving healthcare for the unborn baby she is carrying, despite opposition from the intended parents, a California couple, who wanted her to abort the fetus and refused consent for medical treatment after birth. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intervened in the case to prevent the baby, referred to as \u201cBaby gabriel,\u201d from being moved out of Texas or denied necessary medical care. A Dallas County judge ordered that the baby must be provided with life-sustaining treatment instantly after birth and be kept within Texas until further court orders, with a hearing scheduled for August 25. Paxton praised the ruling, emphasizing the importance of protecting the child&#8217;s right to healthcare. This legal action occurs amidst a broader political context, with Paxton\u2019s involvement overlapping with his bid for re-election and highlighting the contentious debate over reproductive rights and medical care for unborn children in Texas.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A surrogate mother seeking to get life-saving <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/healthcare\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"8776\">healthcare<\/a> for the unborn baby she is carrying won a key court victory late Tuesday, in a high-profile legal battle that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4683367\/paxton-legal-battle-baby-gabriel\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4683367\/paxton-legal-battle-baby-gabriel\/\">joined<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McKenna West, an Alaska resident and surrogate mother, traveled to Texas to prepare to get treatment for the unborn baby\u2019s heart defect upon his birth, even though a California couple, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, who are the intended parents of the unborn child, allegedly asked West to abort the baby. Gilkar and Ahmed tried to have West deliver the baby in the Golden State, but refused to agree to allow the baby to receive life-saving treatment for his heart condition after birth.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4682700\/america-first-legal-north-carolina-transgender-bathrooms\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Conservative group asks court to strike North Carolina school\u2019s transgender bathroom policy for discriminating against girls<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4683232\/doj-possible-new-reflecting-pool-vandalism-charges-trump\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ won\u2019t rule out new charges for Reflecting Pool vandals as Trump calls to revisit dropped cases<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4682502\/wpath-transgender-standards-of-care-guidelines-opinions-fraud-case\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Advocates call out transgender health group for admitting its guidelines are \u2018opinions\u2019 in fraud case<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paxton filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit initiated by West in Texas court earlier this week, hoping to prevent the baby, referred to by Paxton and other activists as \u201cbaby Gabriel,\u201d from being moved out of the state or denied life-saving care. A Dallas County judge granted that request while the case continues to proceed in an order on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUpon the child\u2019s live birth, medically indicated stabilizing and life-sustaining care shall be provided to the child pending further order of this Court. No person shall withhold, direct the withholding of, obstruct, or delay that care,\u201d the Dallas County court\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texasattorneygeneral.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/press\/G%20Relief.pdf\">order<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUpon the child\u2019s live birth and pending further order of this Court, no person shall: remove the child from the University of Texas Southwestern [Medical Center] and\/or Medical Center and the Children\u2019s [Medical Center Dallas], [or] remove the child from the state of Texas,\u201d the order continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The judge in the case additionally ordered a hearing on the case for Aug. 25. West previously <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/surrogate-fights-baby-heart-condition-refusing-abortion\">told<\/a> <em>Live Action News<\/em> that the baby she is carrying is due to be born on Sept. 2.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paxton celebrated the ruling by praising the Texas court for defending the soon-to-be-born baby\u2019s access to life-saving healthcare.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe court has made the right decision in immediately acting to protect baby Gabriel\u2019s life and ensure he receives the care he deserves,\u201d Paxton said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4683367\/paxton-legal-battle-baby-gabriel\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4683367\">PAXTON STEPS INTO HIGH-PROFILE LEGAL BATTLE BETWEEN SURROGATE AND PARENTS OVER UNBORN BABY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy office utilized every tool at our disposal to protect life, and we will not back down in continuing to support baby Gabriel\u2019s well-being. Every child in our state deserves to be cared for and protected, and that\u2019s exactly what I\u2019ll fight for,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paxton, a Republican, waded into the legal fight over baby Gabriel ahead of a hotly contested race for Senate in the Lone Star State between himself and Democratic state Rep. James Talarico. The Senate race in Texas has been rated as \u201clean Republican\u201d by the <em>Cook Political Report<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surrogate wins court fight for baby&#8217;s life-saving care in Texas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2643660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP25077805622925.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[81251,81892,33335,14341,83012],"class_list":["post-2643659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-fetal-rights","tag-healthcare-rights","tag-legal-victory","tag-pregnancy","tag-surrogate-mother"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP25077805622925.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2643659"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2643662,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643659\/revisions\/2643662"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2643660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2643659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2643659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2643659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}