Texas Newborn’s Medical Battle | UK News

A newborn with a life-threatening heart condition is at the center of a high-stakes legal battle in Texas, pitting the state attorney general against the biological parents and the surrogate mother who gave birth. The baby, Gabriel, needs urgent surgeries, and while the Attorney General intervened to ensure he gets care, the biological parents say they’re focused on his health and accuse officials of turning a private tragedy into a political show. The surrogate, McKenna West, claims she felt trapped by the contract and acted to protect the child, but has been denied contact and is fighting to establish her parental rights — all while Texas law leans toward recognizing the birth mother as legal parent. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/eff98d8f3168da10