I’m the surrogate mother trying to save a baby’s life — but the biological parents wanted an abortion
Surrogate mother McKenna West was horrified when the parents of the baby she was carrying ordered her to abort the child over a birth defect. West moved to Texas and gave birth, with the biological parents taking the child.
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Surrogate mother McKenna West was horrified when the parents of the baby she was carrying ordered her to abort the child over a birth defect. West moved to Texas and gave birth, with the biological parents taking the child. With the two sides still locked in a legal battle, West tells The Post the only thing she wants: I’m a mom and cardiac nurse from Alaska, and I’ve spent my career keeping people alive. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I’d spend this year fighting in courtrooms in three states to preserve the heartbeat of a baby I delivered myself.
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- Surrogate mother McKenna West was horrified when the parents of the baby she was carrying ordered her to abort the child over a birth defect. West moved to Texas and gave birth, with the biological parents taking the child.
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I’m the surrogate mother trying to save a baby’s life — but the biological parents wanted an abortion
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