Surrogate who refused abortion asks SCOTUS to intervene as baby could be moved out of Texas
The surrogate who refused an abortion sought by the biological parents has filed an updated brief with the U.S.Supreme Court following an emergency application she filed with the court last week, arguing the case is moving more quickly than expected.McKenna West, an Alaska resident, and a California couple referred to as the commissioning parties, have been involved in a legal battle after she refused their request to terminate the pregnancy after a diagnosis of a serious heart condition, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS).Represented by attorneys from Alliance Defending Freedom and First & Fourteenth PLLC, West asked Justice Elena Kagan, who handles emergency matters from the Ninth Circuit, for an administrative stay and a stay pending a possible petition for certiorari.SURROGATE, CALIFORNIA COUPLE CLASH IN COURT AS NEWBORN FIGHTS FOR LIFE AFTER HEART SURGERYSurrogate mother McKenna West, who fled to Texas after her baby's birth parents asked her to abort the child.
(Live Action)Her application argues that the California courts violated federal due process by treating her jurisdictional defense as consent.It also argues that without a stay, the baby could be moved to California for hospice care while West remains unable to participate in decisions about the child's medical treatment.But on Monday, the surrogate and her team expressed fears that the baby may be moved out of Texas earlier than she had expected.She is asking the high court for an administrative stay 1 p.m.
Eastern Time on Tuesday.SURROGATE GIVES BIRTH IN TEXAS TO BABY WITH HEART DEFECT AFTER PARENTS REQUESTED ABORTIONOn Monday, the surrogate and her team expressed fears that the baby may be moved out of Texas earlier than she had expected.(LM Otero/AP Photo)This comes after a California court judgment that declared the commissioning parents the child's legal parents and denied West's custody claims.The commissioning parents have argued in court that California has jurisdiction under the sur...