Surrogate’s Defiance Sparks Fierce Legal Showdown with Biological Parents Over Unwanted Pregnancy Decision
She added that she felt “trapped” due to this contract and felt she “had no voice,” but she knew in her heart that she wanted to protect the baby.
West has plans to keep fighting for the child’s custody despite legal setbacks
As Bored Panda previously reported, the case took on a political dimension when Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intervened shortly before the birth.
Paxton accused Gilkar and Ahmed of refusing to authorize life-saving surgery and sought assurances that hospitals would treat the newborn.
The parents disputed the broader portrayal of their intentions, and their attorney accused both Paxton and West of turning an intensely personal medical crisis into “political theater.”
A Dallas judge ordered that the child receive life-sustaining treatment after birth and remain in Texas pending further proceedings.
But West did not obtain the parental authority she was seeking.
In a separate order, the judge granted Gilkar and Ahmed’s request to prevent West from making medical decisions for the child or representing herself as his mother.
A California court had already recognized the couple as the child’s legal parents, and an appellate court rejected West’s effort to prevent that judgment from taking effect.
Despite those setbacks, Wilson said West intended to continue fighting.
“She is seeking parentage of the child because she gave birth in Texas, and in Texas, if you give birth to a child, it’s your child,” he said.
“We think that once that California judgment is removed … that basically she is the mother under Texas law.”
“She should refund any and all payments.” The internet has been debating over the fate of the baby for weeks
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