{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/health/surrogate-mckenna-west-sued-for-100000-after-refusing-abortion-for-baby-with-hea","slug":"surrogate-mckenna-west-sued-for-100000-after-refusing-abortion-for-baby-with-hea","url":"https://mediabias.news/health/surrogate-mckenna-west-sued-for-100000-after-refusing-abortion-for-baby-with-hea","title":"Surrogate McKenna West sued for $100,000 after refusing abortion for baby with heart condition","subtitle":"Biological parents Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed allege breach of contract; West says she acted to save the child’s life","excerpt":"A nurse from Alaska who carried a baby for a California couple is being sued for over $100,000 after refusing to terminate the pregnancy when the fetus was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect. The biological parents allege breach of contract, while the surrogate says she acted to protect the child’s life. A Texas court will hear custody and parentage disputes on 25 August.","category":"Health","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-20T00:05:35.537Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-19T20:35:53.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-20T00:05:35.537Z","readTime":"6 min read","scores":{"trust":58,"critic":55,"hype":65,"notes":{"trust":"Two full reports corroborate key facts; digests add breadth but not depth.","critic":"Quotes and figures are present but not consistently sourced across outlets.","hype":"Multiple outlets use loaded language and sensational framing."}},"tags":["#SurrogacyDispute","#AbortionRights","#CustodyBattle","#HypoplasticLeftHeartSyndrome","#TexasCourtCase"],"entities":["McKenna West","Nausheen Gilkar","Omar Ahmed","Rumi (child)","Gabriel (child)","Texas"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["McKenna West, a nurse from Alaska, agreed to be a gestational surrogate for Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed in August 2025.","At 20 weeks, doctors diagnosed the fetus with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a rare congenital condition requiring major surgery after birth.","Gilkar and Ahmed decided to terminate the pregnancy, but West refused and travelled to Texas, where abortion is banned in nearly all circumstances.","The biological parents are suing West for over $100,000 for breaching their surrogacy contract, while a Texas court will rule on parentage and custody on 25 August."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"McKenna West, a 28-year-old nurse from Alaska, agreed in August 2025 to carry a child for Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, a couple from California. The surrogacy contract included a clause allowing the biological parents to request an abortion in the event of a serious fetal abnormality. At 20 weeks, doctors diagnosed the fetus with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a condition in which the left side of the heart does not develop properly. Babies with HLHS typically require a series of surgeries after birth."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Gilkar and Ahmed decided to terminate the pregnancy following the diagnosis. West refused and travelled to Texas, where abortion is illegal in almost all circumstances. She gave birth to the baby on 12 August. The child, who has undergone major heart surgery, is named Rumi by Gilkar and Ahmed and Gabriel by West. The biological parents currently have custody and are responsible for the child’s medical care."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Gilkar and Ahmed filed a countersuit weeks before the birth, seeking over $100,000 in damages from West for breaching their surrogacy contract. They allege that West’s refusal to terminate the pregnancy caused them financial and emotional harm. West denies wrongdoing and says she acted to save the child’s life. A Texas court hearing is scheduled for 25 August to address parentage and custody disputes."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests mentioned that Gilkar and Ahmed paid West $60,000 during the pregnancy under the surrogacy contract. The left-rated report and the centre-rated report both carried the figure. None of the digests, including those from the right, left or centre, reported the specific clause in the surrogacy contract that allowed the biological parents to request an abortion in the event of a serious fetal abnormality."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"The Conservative Brief","url":"https://theconservativebrief.com/texas-birth-twist-upends-custody-playbook","headline":"Texas Birth Twist Upends Custody Playbook","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-23T19:50:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"MS NOW","url":"https://ms.now/opinion/surrogate-mckenna-west-controversy-texas-abortion-ivf-fertility-rights","headline":"A controversial surrogacy case exposes the far reaches of the abortion wars","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-23T10:00:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"NewsBusters","url":"https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/alex-christy/2026/08/22/murray-questions-choice-after-surrogate-mother-chooses-not-get","headline":"Murray Questions Choice After Surrogate Mother Chooses NOT To Get an Abortion","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-22T14:09:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Frankfurter Allgemeine","url":"https://faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/kind-nicht-abgetrieben-kalifornisches-ehepaar-verklagt-leihmutter-accg-201149998.html","headline":"Child Not Aborted – Californian Couple Suing Surrogate Mother","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-22T11:17:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Zambian Observer","url":"https://zambianobserver.com/biological-parents-sue-surrogate-mckenna-west-for-100000-after-she-refused-to-abort-baby-diagnosed-with-heart-condition","headline":"Biological Parents Sue Surrogate McKenna West for $100,000 After She Refused to Abort Baby Diagnosed With Heart Condition","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-22T10:49:23.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Bioethics.com","url":"https://bioethics.com/archives/103852","headline":"Biological parents sue surrogate McKenna West for $100K for breaching contract, not aborting baby","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-21T21:54:04.000Z"},{"sourceName":"ewtnnews.com","url":"https://ewtnnews.com/world/us/surrogate-mother-sued-by-contracting-couple-for-not-aborting-baby-with-treatable-heart-condition","headline":"Surrogate mother sued by contracting couple for not aborting baby","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-21T19:02:06.208Z"},{"sourceName":"Catholic World Report","url":"https://catholicworldreport.com/2026/08/21/surrogate-mother-faces-100000-lawsuit-from-biological-parents-for-refusing-to-abort-baby","headline":"Surrogate mother faces $100,000 lawsuit from biological parents for refusing to abort baby","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-21T19:02:06.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Reformatorisch Dagblad","url":"https://rd.nl/a/1160094-de-wensouders-wilden-een-abortus-de-draagmoeder-niet-van-wie-is-de-baby-nu","headline":"The Prospective Parents Wanted an Abortion, the Surrogate Mother Did Not; Whose Baby Is It Now?","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-21T18:55:27.096Z"},{"sourceName":"tippinsights","url":"https://tippinsights.com/texas-saved-baby-gabriel-what-would-talarico-do","headline":"Texas Saved Baby Gabriel. 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