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Baby at center of surrogacy legal battle between Los Angeles, California couple, Alaska surrogate undergoes heart surgery, attorney says

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The baby at the center of a surrogacy legal battle between a Los Angeles, California couple and an Alaska surrogate underwent heart surgery, an attorney says.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    North Texas baby in surrogacy case undergoes open heart surgery, attorney says (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The baby at the center of a surrogacy case that has grabbed national attention, and who was born with a severe congenital heart condition, has undergone open heart surgery, according to an attorney for his parents.

  2. CBS News

    Baby with heart defect at center of surrogate dispute receives first surgery (opens CBS News)

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    The baby was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, which requires a series of surgeries. The parents had asked the surrogate to get an abortion when they learned of the diagnosis.

  3. NBC News

    Newborn with heart condition at center of surrogacy legal fight has surgery (opens NBC News)

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    A baby with a serious heart condition who was the center of a multi-state legal fight involving a surrogate who said she refused to terminate the pregnancy underwent surgery Monday, the lawyer representing the child’s biological parents said.

  4. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Baby at center of surrogacy legal battle undergoes heart surgery, attorney says (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    A SoCal couple involved in a legal battle with their surrogate says their infant son is recovering after undergoing the first of three surgeries required to treat a life-threatening heart condition.

  5. New York Post

    Texas newborn whom surrogate refused to abort at parents’ behest has ‘complex’ heart surgery (opens New York Post)

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    An infant with a serious heart condition born to a surrogate who would not have an abortion despite alleged pressure from his biological parents and is allegedly fighting for custody has undergone surgery.

  6. The Hill

    Newborn in Texas surrogacy battle has heart surgery (opens The Hill)

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    The baby at the center of a surrogacy battle, Rumi, had his first open heart surgery Friday for his severe congenital heart condition in Dallas, Texas. Lee Budner, an attorney for the California-based Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar, gave an update on the newborn in a statement to The Dallas Morning …

  7. ABC 7 New York

    Baby at center of surrogacy legal battle between Los Angeles, California couple, Alaska surrogate undergoes heart surgery, attorney says (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    The baby at the center of a surrogacy legal battle between a Los Angeles, California couple and an Alaska surrogate underwent heart surgery, an attorney says.

  8. Washington Examiner

    Baby in Texas surrogacy battle receives heart surgery after Paxton intervention (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The baby boy involved in a multistate surrogacy battle over his life-threatening heart defect had emergency surgery Monday, days after he was born in a Texas hospital. McKenna West, the surrogate who birthed the baby last Wednesday, has said she fled from Alaska to Texas to have the child after his …

  9. ABC News

    Baby at center of LA-Texas surrogacy legal battle undergoes heart surgery: Attorney (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    The baby at the center of a surrogacy legal battle between a Los Angeles, California couple and an Alaska surrogate underwent heart surgery, an attorney says.

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