Origin: Mckenna West Gives Birth to Baby Boy
McKenna West, serving as a surrogate, delivered a baby boy in Dallas on August 13. He is the child at the center of the ongoing Texas surrogacy rights case.
Prenatal testing found a serious congenital heart defect, which led the intended parents in California to ask West to end the pregnancy; she refused. That clash sparked a multistate fight over who controls medical decisions.
In the days before delivery, a Texas court ordered that once born the baby must receive medically indicated treatment. That set the standard for the care plan at birth.
After delivery, the newborn was placed in the intended parents’ custody and is receiving medical care in Dallas. The specific hospital has not been publicly confirmed.
The birth shifts the case from pregnancy disputes to custody and treatment decisions under competing state laws. Legal proceedings over parental rights and jurisdiction continue.
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