Health
Texas Supreme Court permits transfer of surrogate-born infant to California
The Guardian reports that Texas judges cleared a baby with a severe heart defect to move for medical care.
The short version
- The Texas Supreme Court allowed a month-old infant born via surrogate to be moved from Texas to Los Angeles for heart disease treatment.[The Guardian]
- The surrogate attempted to block the transfer, alleging the biological parents intended to place the infant in hospice care, an assertion disputed by the parents.[The Guardian]
- A doctor in Texas warned that the critical window for an intensive-care transport is currently open but narrow.[The Guardian]
Key facts
- The Texas Supreme Court authorized the relocation of a month-old infant with a severe heart defect from Texas to a Los Angeles hospital.[The Guardian]
- The child has hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a condition restricting blood flow that requires extensive surgery.[The Guardian]
- Surrogate McKenna West attempted to prevent the biological parents from relocating the baby out of Texas.[The Guardian]
- A California court had previously affirmed custody rights for the biological parents, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed.[The Guardian]
What remains uncertain
- Surrogate McKenna West alleged the biological parents intended to place the child in hospice care, while attorneys for the parents denied the claim.[The Guardian]
Sources
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