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A Texas courtroom is now the battleground for a heartbreaking surrogacy dispute: biological parents Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed are fighting surrogate McKenna West for custody of their newborn, Rumi, who suffers from a life-threatening heart defect. The parents, who endured grueling fertility treatments to conceive, claim the baby’s condition has worsened and accuse the surrogate of trying to steal their child. The surrogate, a nurse who refused to terminate the pregnancy despite the parents’ request, now seeks sole custody to make medical decisions, arguing the parents weren’t fully committed to the necessary surgeries. With Rumi in critical condition and a restraining order in place, the case exposes the tangled legal and ethical minefield of surrogacy — as right-to-life advocates and political figures rally behind the surrogate, while the parents cling to their bond with their son, calling him “the love of their lives.” The judge has yet to rule, and the outcome could set a precedent for surrogacy laws across the country.

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