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Surrogate fights parents over baby with heart condition

2 sources3 storiesFirst seen 8/12/2026Score42Mixed Progress
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The baby, who was born Wednesday with a severe heart defect, drew the attention of anti-abortion activists and the Texas attorney general after the intended parents wanted the surrogate mother to have an abortion.

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California parents wanted to end a surrogate pregnancy when doctors diagnosed the baby with a severe heart defect at 20 weeks.

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The surrogate refused and went to Texas, where the state has now stepped in.

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The baby was born on Wednesday.

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A surrogacy case in Texas is raising questions about who decides treatment for a baby - the intended parents or the surrogate.

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The child, known as Baby Gabriel, was born on Wednesday after the intended parents of the baby requested that the surrogate undergo an abortion at 20 weeks when they learned that the baby had a rare and serious heart defect.

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CBS News reporter Shawna Mizelle has the latest and Alexis Cirel, a founding partner of the fertility law practice at SSRGA, has more.

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