{"id":2647834,"date":"2026-08-21T13:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surrogate-mom-and-baby-flee-to-tx-for-protection-as-bio-parents-sue-her-for-refusing-to-abort-baby\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T13:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T17:03:15","slug":"surrogate-mom-and-baby-flee-to-tx-for-protection-as-bio-parents-sue-her-for-refusing-to-abort-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surrogate-mom-and-baby-flee-to-tx-for-protection-as-bio-parents-sue-her-for-refusing-to-abort-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Surrogate Mom and Baby Flee to TX for Protection as Bio Parents Sue Her for Refusing to Abort 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\">38<\/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%2Fsurrogate-mom-and-baby-flee-to-tx-for-protection-as-bio-parents-sue-her-for-refusing-to-abort-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=2647834&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 legal dispute involves a surrogate mother, McKenna West from Alaska, who traveled to Texas to give birth to a child after being hired by Nasheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed. The couple had agreed to pay $60,000 for surrogacy with a clause permitting abortion if the fetus experienced health problems. At 20 weeks,the fetus was diagnosed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-country-star-blake-shelton-invites-6-yr-old-heart-transplant-patient-onstage-for-duet\/\" title=\"Watch: Country Star Blake Shelton Invites 6-Yr-Old ... Transplant Patient Onstage for Duet\">hypoplastic left heart syndrome<\/a>,a life-threatening <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-calls-down-syndrome-a-severe-birth-defect-blasted-by-parents-of-special-needs-children\/\" title=\"WHO Calls Down Syndrome A \u2018Severe ... Defect,\u2019 Blasted By Parents Of Special Needs Children\">congenital heart defect<\/a>. West chose not to abort and delivered the baby, whom she named Gabriel, in Texas. Gilkar and Omar are suing West for over $100,000, alleging breach of contract and malicious conduct, and are seeking legal recognition of parentage. West intends to be legally recognized as Gabriel\u2019s parent because she gave birth in Texas. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >case raises ethical debates<\/a> about surrogacy, the rights of biological versus gestational parents, and the moral implications of terminating pregnancies due to fetal health issues.Advocates argue that every life has inherent value, emphasizing that God\u2019s creation should not be treated as a commodity, and condemn the removal of children with health conditions as akin to eugenics.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A surrogate mother fleeing to Texas now finds herself in a legal battle with the couple who hired her to carry their child.<\/p>\n<p>Nasheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed filed suit against 28-year-old nurse McKenna West from Alaska weeks before she gave birth to her child. The couple says they agreed to pay West $60,000 to be a surrogate, but included a clause in their agreement that an abortion would take place if the baby experienced problems.<\/p>\n<p>At 20 weeks, West\u2019s child was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, which the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/19\/us-news\/biological-parents-sue-surrogate-mckenna-west-for-100k-for-breaching-contract-not-aborting-baby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> notes in their report can be life threatening. West did not get an abortion, but traveled to Texas where the child was born on August 12.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/hypoplastic-left-heart-syndrome\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20350599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mayo Clinic<\/a> notes on this condition, \u201cit\u2019s a congenital heart defect. In this condition, the left side of the heart doesn\u2019t develop fully and is too small. So it can\u2019t pump blood well. Instead, the right side of the heart must pump blood to the lungs and to the rest of the body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Babies born with the condition are typically unwell soon after birth.<\/p>\n<p>Gilkar and Omar are seeking $100,000 in damages from West for going against the contract, alleging, \u201cmalicious, outrageous conduct.\u201d The child, whom West named Gabriel, belongs to her under state law. \u201cShe is seeking parentage of the child because she gave birth in Texas, and in Texas, if you give birth to a child, it\u2019s your child,\u201d her attorney, Lincoln Wilson commented.<\/p>\n<p>The Post says West will legally try to be recognized as Gabriel\u2019s parent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A California couple is suing surrogate McKenna West for more than $100,000 after she refused to abort their baby when he was diagnosed with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/panthers-founder-former-owner-jerry-richardson-dies-at-86\/\" title=\"Panthers Founder, Former Owner Jerry Richardson Dies at 86\">severe heart defect<\/a> at 20 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>West traveled to Texas and gave birth to the boy, whom she calls Gabriel. The biological parents accuse\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7Sc93gL626\">pic.twitter.com\/7Sc93gL626<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brandon Tatum (@TheOfficerTatum) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheOfficerTatum\/status\/2090472061185429591?\">August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gilkar and Omar deny any allegations they threatened West to force the abortion.<\/p>\n<p>West signed the contract and that is unfortunate, but as the Apostles stated in Acts 5:29, \u201cwe should obey God rather than men.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If a contract from men harms the innocent, we should not obey it.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremiah 1:5 reads, \u201cBefore I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>God\u2019s creation is not a commodity.<\/p>\n<p>Surrogacy is a problem in itself, but it appears West is trying to do the right thing now.<\/p>\n<p>Ridding society of innocent children with health conditions is not compassionate. 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