Surrogate McKenna West files emergency appeal with Supreme Court
Surrogate McKenna West files emergency appeal with Supreme Court
West is concerned that there is no one defending the TX court order ensuring the baby receives the lifesaving surgeries he needs and that it will be rescinded.
I’m the surrogate mother whose baby was ripped away just a minute after birth – why I’m fighting for this precious baby boy
Surrogate mother McKenna West was horrified when the parents of the baby she was carrying ordered her to abort the child over a serious – but treatable – birth defect.
Surrogate who refused abortion goes public to save the baby she’s carrying
McKenna West thought being a surrogate would be a good way to make income for her family as a single mother, as well as do something rewarding. After she was accepted as a surrogate and matched with a couple, she became pregnant through IVF, and all was going smoothly until her 20-week anatomy ultrasound.
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“I thought me going through that experience was a complete anomaly. I had no idea that it would ever happen again – the same exact diagnosis.”