Ebenezer
TheEbenezer News

India

Surrogate refuses to terminate pregnancy afterheart defect diagnosis, seeks custody

Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed revealed in court why they asked surrogate McKenna West to terminate their pregnancy after their unborn baby was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. West refused and later sought custody of newborn Rumi, who remains critically ill after

Read full story on Times of India
TOI WORLD DESK26 Aug 2026, 08:39 pmUpdated 7h ago1 min readIndiaIndia
Surrogate refuses to terminate pregnancy after heart defect diagnosis, seeks custody

IndiaTOI WORLD DESK

Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed revealed in court why they asked surrogate McKenna West to terminate their pregnancy after their unborn baby was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. West refused and later sought custody of newborn Rumi, who remains critically ill after undergoing the Norwood procedure. A Dallas judge has extended a temporary restraining order while considering the custody dispute.

This report is published with credit to Times of India. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on Times of India

Source: Times of India · TOI WORLD DESK. Published 26 Aug 2026, 08:39 pm.

Keep reading

Back to the desk