{"id":2256,"date":"2026-08-13T23:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T23:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2256"},"modified":"2026-08-13T23:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T23:38:00","slug":"couple-surrogate-claims-wanted-baby-aborted-break-silence-as-red-state-steps-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2256","title":{"rendered":"Couple Surrogate Claims Wanted Baby Aborted Break Silence As Red State Steps In"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The biological parents of a baby born via surrogate in Texas are speaking out following the birth of the son they wanted to abort.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2254\">Ken Paxton Gets Some Much Needed Good News In Race Against Talarico<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed said through their attorneys that the case has become \u201cpolitical theater\u201d due to the actions of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The surrogate mother, McKenna West, claims that the couple tried to convince her to have an abortion when it was discovered that the child had a heart defect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The unborn baby was found to have hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a rare birth defect where the left side of the heart does not develop properly. According to <\/span><span>New York-Presbyterian<\/span><span>, surgical intervention is required with a 72% survival rate to age 5. Of those that survive that benchmark, 90% of people with HLHS reach the age of 18.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gilkar and Ahmed\u2019s lawyer confirmed the baby was born in Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOur clients\u2019 child was born earlier this morning and he is now receiving medical care provided by a team of pediatric experts,\u201d attorney Lee Budner said in a <\/span><span>statement<\/span><span> to The Texas Tribune. \u201cMcKenna West\u2019s baseless attempts to intervene in the child\u2019s medical care have been soundly rejected by the courts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOur clients\u2019 only focus at this time is ensuring that their baby receives the medical care that he vitally needs and that they, as his parents, are able to spend every precious moment they can with him,\u201d Budner added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Tuesday, a Dallas judge ordered that the child be given life-saving treatment when he was born. The judge also granted the couple\u2019s request for a temporary restraining order against West and blocked her from making any medical decisions for the child she was carrying.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>West\u2019s attorney said she had a positive relationship with Gilkar and Ahmed until they tried to pressure her to abort the child following the diagnosis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cShe described it as fear because basically she was going to be asked to do something to the child that she carried that was fundamentally offensive to her, and she couldn\u2019t imagine ending the life of the child that she carried inside her,\u201d Lincoln Wilson told the Texas Tribune.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2252\">USS George Washington To Replace USS Abraham Lincoln As Concerns Grow About Mental Health Of Crew<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Gilkar and Ahmed\u2019s lawyers are now pushing back on the allegations that they forced her to have an abortion. In court documents filed July 20 in Alaska, the couple said West agreed to have an abortion at first and even scheduled the appointment, but then later changed her mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAfter heartbreaking consultations with medical providers and their own research about the suffering and quality of life HLHS babies endure, A.B. and C.D. (birth parents) made the difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy,\u201d the filing says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt is undisputed that West initially agreed and that she herself made the initial appointment. She then unilaterally changed her mind, cut off all contact with A.B. and C.D., and withdrew medical releases allowing A.B. and C.D. to have contact with all medical providers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gilkar and Ahmed allegedly requested that the baby, whom they are calling Rumi, be born in California. They claim West went against their demand and moved to Texas instead, a state where family law holds the birth mother to be recognized as the legal mother of the child.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>West has been referring to the baby as Gabriel, a name which the biological parents refuse to recognize.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWest is harming Rumi by relocating to Texas, requiring him to be born in Texas, away from his parents and the specialized cardiac team in Los Angeles that will provide his lifelong care,\u201d the filing says. \u201cHer actions are forcing Rumi to begin treatment (including critical heart surgery) in one state and be transferred to another.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A California court ruled that Gilkar and Ahmed are the legal parents of the baby. But Wilson said that his client \u201cis lawfully the parent because she gave birth to this child that she carries in Texas, then she should control custody as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2250\">Liberal University Gives In After Student Lawsuit Said Campus Became Hamas Hotbed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>A hearing is scheduled for August 25.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The biological parents of a baby born via surrogate in Texas are speaking out following the birth of the son they wanted to abort.Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed said through their attorneys that the case has become \u201cpolitical theater\u201d due to the actions of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The surrogate mother, McKenna West, claims that the couple tried to convince her to have an abortion when it was discovered that the child had a heart defect.The unborn baby was found to have hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a rare birth defect where the left side of the heart does not develop properly. According to New York-Presbyterian, surgical intervention is required with a 72% survival rate to age 5. Of those that survive that benchmark, 90% of people with HLHS reach the age of 18.Gilkar and Ahmed\u2019s lawyer confirmed the baby was born in Texas.\u201cOur clients\u2019 child was born earlier this morning and he is now receiving medical care provided by a team of pediatric experts,\u201d attorney Lee Budner said in a statement to The Texas Tribune. \u201cMcKenna West\u2019s baseless attempts to intervene in the child\u2019s medical care have been soundly rejected by the courts.\u201d\u201cOur clients\u2019 only focus at this time is ensuring that their baby receives the medical care that he vitally needs and that they, as his parents, are able to spend every precious moment they can with him,\u201d Budner added.\u00a0On Tuesday, a Dallas judge ordered that the child be given life-saving treatment when he was born. The judge also granted the couple\u2019s request for a temporary restraining order against West and blocked her from making any medical decisions for the child she was carrying.\u00a0West\u2019s attorney said she had a positive relationship with Gilkar and Ahmed until they tried to pressure her to abort the child following the diagnosis.\u00a0\u201cShe described it as fear because basically she was going to be asked to do something to the child that she carried that was fundamentally offensive to her, and she couldn\u2019t imagine ending the life of the child that she carried inside her,\u201d Lincoln Wilson told the Texas Tribune.Gilkar and Ahmed\u2019s lawyers are now pushing back on the allegations that they forced her to have an abortion. In court documents filed July 20 in Alaska, the couple said West agreed to have an abortion at first and even scheduled the appointment, but then later changed her mind.\u201cAfter heartbreaking consultations with medical providers and their own research about the suffering and quality of life HLHS babies endure, A.B. and C.D. (birth parents) made the difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy,\u201d the filing says.\u00a0\u201cIt is undisputed that West initially agreed and that she herself made the initial appointment. She then unilaterally changed her mind, cut off all contact with A.B. and C.D., and withdrew medical releases allowing A.B. and C.D. to have contact with all medical providers.\u201dGilkar and Ahmed allegedly requested that the baby, whom they are calling Rumi, be born in California. They claim West went against their demand and moved to Texas instead, a state where family law holds the birth mother to be recognized as the legal mother of the child.West has been referring to the baby as Gabriel, a name which the biological parents refuse to recognize.\u201cWest is harming Rumi by relocating to Texas, requiring him to be born in Texas, away from his parents and the specialized cardiac team in Los Angeles that will provide his lifelong care,\u201d the filing says. \u201cHer actions are forcing Rumi to begin treatment (including critical heart surgery) in one state and be transferred to another.\u201dA California court ruled that Gilkar and Ahmed are the legal parents of the baby. But Wilson said that his client \u201cis lawfully the parent because she gave birth to this child that she carries in Texas, then she should control custody as well.\u201dA hearing is scheduled for August 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Couple Surrogate Claims Wanted Baby Aborted Break Silence As Red State Steps In - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2256\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Couple Surrogate Claims Wanted Baby Aborted Break Silence As Red State Steps In - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The biological parents of a baby born via surrogate in Texas are speaking out following the birth of the son they wanted to abort.Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed said through their attorneys that the case has become \u201cpolitical theater\u201d due to the actions of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The surrogate mother, McKenna West, claims that the couple tried to convince her to have an abortion when it was discovered that the child had a heart defect.The unborn baby was found to have hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a rare birth defect where the left side of the heart does not develop properly. According to New York-Presbyterian, surgical intervention is required with a 72% survival rate to age 5. Of those that survive that benchmark, 90% of people with HLHS reach the age of 18.Gilkar and Ahmed\u2019s lawyer confirmed the baby was born in Texas.\u201cOur clients\u2019 child was born earlier this morning and he is now receiving medical care provided by a team of pediatric experts,\u201d attorney Lee Budner said in a statement to The Texas Tribune. \u201cMcKenna West\u2019s baseless attempts to intervene in the child\u2019s medical care have been soundly rejected by the courts.\u201d\u201cOur clients\u2019 only focus at this time is ensuring that their baby receives the medical care that he vitally needs and that they, as his parents, are able to spend every precious moment they can with him,\u201d Budner added.\u00a0On Tuesday, a Dallas judge ordered that the child be given life-saving treatment when he was born. The judge also granted the couple\u2019s request for a temporary restraining order against West and blocked her from making any medical decisions for the child she was carrying.\u00a0West\u2019s attorney said she had a positive relationship with Gilkar and Ahmed until they tried to pressure her to abort the child following the diagnosis.\u00a0\u201cShe described it as fear because basically she was going to be asked to do something to the child that she carried that was fundamentally offensive to her, and she couldn\u2019t imagine ending the life of the child that she carried inside her,\u201d Lincoln Wilson told the Texas Tribune.Gilkar and Ahmed\u2019s lawyers are now pushing back on the allegations that they forced her to have an abortion. In court documents filed July 20 in Alaska, the couple said West agreed to have an abortion at first and even scheduled the appointment, but then later changed her mind.\u201cAfter heartbreaking consultations with medical providers and their own research about the suffering and quality of life HLHS babies endure, A.B. and C.D. (birth parents) made the difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy,\u201d the filing says.\u00a0\u201cIt is undisputed that West initially agreed and that she herself made the initial appointment. She then unilaterally changed her mind, cut off all contact with A.B. and C.D., and withdrew medical releases allowing A.B. and C.D. to have contact with all medical providers.\u201dGilkar and Ahmed allegedly requested that the baby, whom they are calling Rumi, be born in California. They claim West went against their demand and moved to Texas instead, a state where family law holds the birth mother to be recognized as the legal mother of the child.West has been referring to the baby as Gabriel, a name which the biological parents refuse to recognize.\u201cWest is harming Rumi by relocating to Texas, requiring him to be born in Texas, away from his parents and the specialized cardiac team in Los Angeles that will provide his lifelong care,\u201d the filing says. \u201cHer actions are forcing Rumi to begin treatment (including critical heart surgery) in one state and be transferred to another.\u201dA California court ruled that Gilkar and Ahmed are the legal parents of the baby. But Wilson said that his client \u201cis lawfully the parent because she gave birth to this child that she carries in Texas, then she should control custody as well.\u201dA hearing is scheduled for August 25.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2256\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-13T23:38:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2256#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2256\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/19da116f8d79cf8987781569801c6b7c\"},\"headline\":\"Couple Surrogate Claims Wanted Baby Aborted Break Silence As Red State Steps In\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-13T23:38:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2256\"},\"wordCount\":725,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2256#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/843bd188212cc71b50a79807319a6627.avif\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2256#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2256\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=2256\",\"name\":\"Couple Surrogate Claims Wanted Baby Aborted Break Silence As Red State Steps In - 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The surrogate mother, McKenna West, claims that the couple tried to convince her to have an abortion when it was discovered that the child had a heart defect.The unborn baby was found to have hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a rare birth defect where the left side of the heart does not develop properly. According to New York-Presbyterian, surgical intervention is required with a 72% survival rate to age 5. Of those that survive that benchmark, 90% of people with HLHS reach the age of 18.Gilkar and Ahmed\u2019s lawyer confirmed the baby was born in Texas.\u201cOur clients\u2019 child was born earlier this morning and he is now receiving medical care provided by a team of pediatric experts,\u201d attorney Lee Budner said in a statement to The Texas Tribune. \u201cMcKenna West\u2019s baseless attempts to intervene in the child\u2019s medical care have been soundly rejected by the courts.\u201d\u201cOur clients\u2019 only focus at this time is ensuring that their baby receives the medical care that he vitally needs and that they, as his parents, are able to spend every precious moment they can with him,\u201d Budner added.\u00a0On Tuesday, a Dallas judge ordered that the child be given life-saving treatment when he was born. The judge also granted the couple\u2019s request for a temporary restraining order against West and blocked her from making any medical decisions for the child she was carrying.\u00a0West\u2019s attorney said she had a positive relationship with Gilkar and Ahmed until they tried to pressure her to abort the child following the diagnosis.\u00a0\u201cShe described it as fear because basically she was going to be asked to do something to the child that she carried that was fundamentally offensive to her, and she couldn\u2019t imagine ending the life of the child that she carried inside her,\u201d Lincoln Wilson told the Texas Tribune.Gilkar and Ahmed\u2019s lawyers are now pushing back on the allegations that they forced her to have an abortion. In court documents filed July 20 in Alaska, the couple said West agreed to have an abortion at first and even scheduled the appointment, but then later changed her mind.\u201cAfter heartbreaking consultations with medical providers and their own research about the suffering and quality of life HLHS babies endure, A.B. and C.D. (birth parents) made the difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy,\u201d the filing says.\u00a0\u201cIt is undisputed that West initially agreed and that she herself made the initial appointment. She then unilaterally changed her mind, cut off all contact with A.B. and C.D., and withdrew medical releases allowing A.B. and C.D. to have contact with all medical providers.\u201dGilkar and Ahmed allegedly requested that the baby, whom they are calling Rumi, be born in California. They claim West went against their demand and moved to Texas instead, a state where family law holds the birth mother to be recognized as the legal mother of the child.West has been referring to the baby as Gabriel, a name which the biological parents refuse to recognize.\u201cWest is harming Rumi by relocating to Texas, requiring him to be born in Texas, away from his parents and the specialized cardiac team in Los Angeles that will provide his lifelong care,\u201d the filing says. \u201cHer actions are forcing Rumi to begin treatment (including critical heart surgery) in one state and be transferred to another.\u201dA California court ruled that Gilkar and Ahmed are the legal parents of the baby. But Wilson said that his client \u201cis lawfully the parent because she gave birth to this child that she carries in Texas, then she should control custody as well.\u201dA hearing is scheduled for August 25.","og_url":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2256","og_site_name":"Blue Route Journal","article_published_time":"2026-08-13T23:38:00+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2256#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2256"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/#\/schema\/person\/19da116f8d79cf8987781569801c6b7c"},"headline":"Couple Surrogate Claims Wanted Baby Aborted Break Silence As Red State Steps In","datePublished":"2026-08-13T23:38:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2256"},"wordCount":725,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2256#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/843bd188212cc71b50a79807319a6627.avif","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2256#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2256","url":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2256","name":"Couple Surrogate Claims Wanted Baby Aborted Break Silence As Red State Steps In - 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