Ken Paxton Withdraws From Surrogacy Case After Securing Court-Ordered Care for Baby With 1 Heart Defect
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Updated · KERA News · Aug 19
Ken Paxton Withdraws From Surrogacy Case After Securing Court-Ordered Care for Baby With 1 Heart Defect
3 articles · Updated · KERA News · Aug 19
Summary
Paxton filed a notice of nonsuit Wednesday to exit the multistate surrogacy fight, saying he had achieved his goal of forcing a Dallas hospital to provide life-saving treatment to the newborn.
The baby, born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, is recovering after open-heart surgery; his condition after the operation was not disclosed.
The case began after surrogate McKenna West fled from Alaska to Texas, alleging the California biological parents wanted her to abort the fetus because of the congenital heart condition, which the couple denies.
Paxton's withdrawal would end his order blocking West from removing the baby from Texas or the hospital, but a separate temporary restraining order sought by biological father Omar Ahmed still bars her from medical decisions, custody claims or removing the child pending a Tuesday hearing.