Coverage dated August 25, 2026 to August 27, 2026

Couple, surrogate escalate fight over newborn

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

DALLAS -- A California couple in an escalating fight with their surrogate over a newborn with a life-threatening heart defect told a Texas court Tuesday that the child's condition has worsened and they are anguished by attempts to deny them parental rights because they previously wanted an abortion.

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Reports & sources

16 articles, oldest first.

  1. Bangor Daily News

    California couple and their surrogate testify in Texas court as dispute over newborn escalates (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    DALLAS (AP) — A California couple in an escalating fight with their surrogate over a newborn with a life-threatening heart defect told a Texas court Tuesday that the child’s condition has worsened and they are anguished by attempts to deny them parental rights because they previously wanted an abort…

  2. KAAL Rochester

    California couple face their surrogate in emotional Texas hearing as dispute over newborn escalates (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    KAAL Rochester's feed description

    A California couple in an escalating fight with their surrogate over a newborn with a life-threatening heart defect have testified in a Texas court. They said Tuesday that the child’s condition has worsened and they are anguished by attempts to deny them parental rights because they previously wante…

  3. KAAL Rochester

    California couple confront their surrogate in a Texas court as dispute over newborn escalates (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    KAAL Rochester's feed description

    A California couple in an escalating fight with their surrogate over a newborn with a life-threatening heart defect have testified in a Texas court. They said Tuesday that the child’s condition has worsened and they are anguished by attempts to deny them parental rights because they previously wante…

  4. Fox News

    Surrogate, California couple clash in court as newborn fights for life after heart surgery (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Nausheen Gilkar told a Dallas court her newborn is suffering after open-heart surgery as the surrogate custody fight with McKenna West intensifies.

  5. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    California couple confronts their surrogate in Texas court as dispute over newborn escalates (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    A couple in an escalating fight with their surrogate over a newborn with a life-threatening heart defect told the court that the baby's condition has declined "significantly" since his surgery.

  6. PBS NewsHour

    Custody fight erupts after surrogate refuses abortion for baby with heart condition (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    This week, a Texas court heard arguments in a legal fight between a California couple and their surrogate over a newborn with a serious heart condition. The case has drawn the attention of anti-abortion activists pushing for new restrictions on surrogacy.

  7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Couple, surrogate escalate fight over newborn (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    DALLAS -- A California couple in an escalating fight with their surrogate over a newborn with a life-threatening heart defect told a Texas court Tuesday that the child's condition has worsened and they are anguished by attempts to deny them parental rights because they previously wanted an abortion.

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