Baby Gabriel born in Dallas as multi-state surrogacy dispute continues

A baby born in Dallas on Wednesday is at the center of a national story involving a California couple, a surrogate mother from Alaska, several hospitals, lawyers, court orders, and the Texas Attorney General.Baby Gabriel born in TexasBaby Gabriel, the newborn at the center of this legal debate, was born at a Dallas hospital on Wednesday.There’s been no word yet on how he’s doing or if he has undergone any surgeries.However, a Dallas family law judge has ruled that the surrogate who gave birth to him cannot make any decisions about his medical care.Baby Gabrial’s surrogate mother, McKenna West, moved from Alaska to Texas after he was diagnosed in utero with hydroplastic left heart syndrome, a serious heart defect that typically requires multiple heart surgeries soon after the baby is born.West likely picked Texas for a number of reasons, including the state’s strict abortion laws.She claimed the California couple that paid her to carry their baby initially tried to force her to abort th