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Surrogate mother gives birth to baby with severe heart condition despite biological parents' wishes

First publishedAug 13, 00:34 UTC

Last updatedAug 14, 03:15 UTC · 4m ago

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The biological parents of a baby boy, born via surrogate, are fighting for custody after the gestational carrier refused to have an abortion when they learned about a serious heart defect at 20 weeks pregnant. Instead, the Alaska based surrogate fled to Texas where she carried the baby to term, and is now fighting for parental rights.

Reported by 7 outlets — NBC News, CBS News, The Guardian US, Fox News Latest, Seattle Times. See all sources ↓

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What's the story?: The biological parents of a baby boy, born via surrogate, are fighting for custody after the gestational carrier refused to have an abortion when they learned about a serious heart defect at 20 weeks pregnant. Instead, the Alaska based surrogate fled to Texas where she carried the baby to term, and is now fighting for parental rights.
How widely is it covered?: 7 outlets, average source rating 7.4/10.
When was it last updated?: 4m ago.

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Surrogate gives birth in Texas to baby with heart defect after parents requested abortion
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NBC NewsAug 13, 22:45
CBS NewsAug 13, 19:15
The Guardian USAug 13, 02:12
Fox News LatestAug 13, 19:47
Seattle TimesAug 13, 00:34

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