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US surrogacy custody battle over heart defect

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Latest: Alaska surrogate mother battles court to keep baby with heart defect alive

In late July 2026, surrogate mother McKenna West, an Alaskan nurse, filed for custody in a California court after a 20‑week ultrasound revealed the fetus she was carrying had hypoplastic left‑heart syndrome. The intended