A surrogate mother has rejected the demands of biological parents to abort their child, by giving birth to “baby Gabriel,” who is now being medically treated for a heart condition.
McKenna West, the surrogate mother, fled Alaska and flew to Texas, where abortion is illegal. There, she gave birth to Gabriel in a Dallas hospital on Aug. 12.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he had “secured an emergency court order ensuring that baby Gabriel receives life-saving care in Texas.”
Court order
The court order protecting Gabriel states that “life-saving medical care will be provided upon baby Gabriel’s birth and will not be delayed.” The order also “prevents anyone from withholding or obstructing necessary treatment or removing, discharging or transferring the child while the court considers the case.”
In September 2025, West signed on to be a surrogate with Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists and was matched with a couple. She became pregnant with their child through IVF, and her due date was projected for Sept. 2, 2026.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Hannah Davis and originally published by Decision Magazine.
