Baby Gabriel or baby Rumi: the legal battle for custody of a child gestated in a surrogate womb in the U.S.

Baby Gabriel or baby Rumi: the legal battle for custody of a child gestated in a surrogate womb in the U.S.

The United States Supreme Court does not usually decide on custody cases, but that is precisely what McKenna West has asked of it, a woman who signed a surrogacy contract with a couple from California, but who now claims parental rights over the child, who was born with a serious heart condition. The case could open the door to a legal precedent on a matter without federal regulation, such as surrogacy.

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