Published Aug 12, 2026, 10:12 PM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 3 sources
Surrogate mother who fled to Texas gives birth to baby with severe heart defect
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A surrogate mother who traveled to Texas, where abortion is illegal, claiming she was pressured to end the pregnancy after the discovery of a severe heart defect, gave birth on Wednesday to a baby boy. The child’s biological parents, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed of California, confirmed the birth through their lawyer, while denying they forced McKenna West, who is from Alaska, to undergo an abortion, the Texas Tribune reported. Enter your email to keep reading - for free. It takes just 30 seco