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Surrogate who rejected abortion request had asked justices to halt court order recognizing LA couple as legal parentsThe supreme court has refused to get involved with a custody dispute between an Alaska surrogate and a California couple whose child was born with a rare and serious heart defect.On Tuesday, Justice Elena Kagan denied an emergency request from McKenna West, an Alaska nurse and surrogate who had <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/12/surrogate-mother-texas-custody-supreme-court-appeal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">asked </a>the US’s highest court to halt a California court order recognizing the couple, Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar, as the boy’s legal parents. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/22/supreme-court-surrogate-custody-battle" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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