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Supreme Court rejects surrogate's bid for custody of baby born with serious heart defect

Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to intervene in a custody dispute over a baby boy who was born with a serious heart defect after a surrogate said she refused a couple's abortion request . Justice Elena Kagan denied McKenna West's emergency conservatorship request for the 5-week-old infant. West had asked the court to stop a California court order recognizing the intended parents, Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar, as the child's legal parents. West calls the baby Gabriel, while the couple calls him Rumi.

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Scoop News DeskWashington, District of Columbia area (publisher market; exact incident location not stated) · Published Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 10:57 PM UTCUpdated Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC

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Without treatment, children with the condition can die within days or weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.