Surrogate Mom McKenna West Fights to Save Baby From Abortion
Pro-life advocates have hailed West’s stand as a powerful affirmation that every human life possesses inherent dignity, regardless of disability or the terms of a commercial contract
By LifeNews —— Bio and Archives--August 12, 2026
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A surrogate mother is locked in a multistate legal battle to protect the life of the baby boy she is carrying after the intended parents demanded an abortion following a prenatal diagnosis of a serious but treatable heart condition.
McKenna West, a nurse and single mother of two from Alaska, agreed to serve as a surrogate for a California couple through Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists.
At a 20-week ultrasound, the baby — whom West calls Gabriel — was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a congenital defect in which the left side of the heart is underdeveloped.
Specialists have stated baby Gabriel has a good chance at survival with a series of surgeries beginning shortly after birth.
The intended parents, identified in court records only as A.B. and C.D., invoked a clause in the surrogacy contract and directed West to have an abortion that would kill the baby boy.
West refused. ---More...
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