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Biological parents sue surrogate McKenna West for $100K for breaching contract, not aborting baby

First publishedAug 19, 11:40 UTC
Last updatedAug 19, 14:58 UTC · 10m ago
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Biological parents sue surrogate McKenna West for $100K for breaching contract, not aborting baby
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Biological parents Nasheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed sued surrogate McKenna West for $100,000. They wanted her to abort the baby if it had health issues. The baby was born with a rare heart defect.

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Biological parents Nasheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed hired a surrogate, McKenna West. They wanted her to abort the baby if it had health issues. But the baby was born with a rare heart defect. Now the parents are suing West for $100,000.

Why it matters

This story is about a contract between parents and a surrogate. It shows how important it is to understand the terms of such a contract.

In brief
Who is suing McKenna West?
Nasheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed
Why are they suing her?
Because she did not abort the baby when they asked her to
What is wrong with the baby?
The baby was born with a rare heart defect
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    The biological parents hired a surrogate and wanted her to abort the baby if it had health issues.

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    New York PostReports the parents' request for abortion
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    Scouting report

    The surrogate gave birth to a baby with a rare heart defect.

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    New York PostReports the baby's birth and health issue
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