A young surrogate mother by the name of McKenna West has found herself grabbing all the headlines after she decided to have the child against the wishes of the biological parents. Most recently, the couple filed a temporary restraining order against McKenna. At present, the legal mess shows no sign of stopping, with McKenna now claiming she was under threat of facing a six-figure fine under her surrogacy contract.
McKenna West revealed the massive fine she could face for not aborting the baby
A California-based couple, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, asked the surrogate, McKenna West, to terminate the pregnancy. This was after doctors had revealed that if the child was born, he/she would have left heart syndrome, which is a life-threatening heart condition. But instead of doing as the biological parents asked, McKenna chose to flee to Texas and give birth to the child anyway.
In the latest update, McKenna revealed that she was facing a six-figure fine under her surrogacy contract if she didn’t abort the baby. After McKenna gave birth to a baby boy she named Gabriel on August 12, 2026, the Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton not only spoke out in her favor but also took all the necessary steps to ensure that two Texas hospitals would provide medical care to the baby.
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