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Paxton Wins Emergency Order for Baby Gabriel’s Life-Saving Care

8/20/2026

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Paxton Secures Care

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton obtained an emergency court order requiring life-saving care for baby Gabriel.
The infant was diagnosed in utero with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a condition needing multiple surgeries.
A California court recognized Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed as parents and barred surrogate McKenna West from medical decisions.
Gilkar and Ahmed sued West for over $100,000, alleging breach of their surrogacy contract.

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Paxton Drives Crusade

Live Action financed West’s Texas trip and connected her with Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal group.
Founder Lila Rose said the effort aimed to protect the baby’s life in a “desperate situation.”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called the case a “crusade” to protect infant and linked it to his Senate campaign.
Anti-surrogacy advocates cite the dispute to push stricter Texas surrogacy bans, including measures targeting foreign nationals.

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Paxton Secures Care

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton obtained an emergency court order requiring life-saving care for baby Gabriel.
The infant was diagnosed in utero with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a condition needing multiple surgeries.
A California court recognized Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed as parents and barred surrogate McKenna West from medical decisions.
Gilkar and Ahmed sued West for over $100,000, alleging breach of their surrogacy contract.

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