Baby at the center of surrogacy scandal is BORN in Texas after biological parents demanded he was aborted but woman carrying him refused

By EMMA RICHTER, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 20:55, 12 August 2026 | Updated: 20:56, 12 August 2026 The baby at the center of the surrogacy scandal that's captivated the country has been born at a hospital in Texas, according to a new report.  McKenna West gave birth to a boy, who's been referred to as 'Baby Gabriel', on Wednesday morning in the Dallas area, her attorney, Lincoln Wilson, told The Dallas Morning News.  The infant will now undergo a life-saving surgery after he was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome while in the womb.  The condition sparked immediate controversy between West, 28, and the baby's biological parents, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed.  During her 20-week ultrasound, a doctor told the nurse from Alaska and his biological parents 'there was something really wrong with the baby's heart,' as no blood was flowing through the left side, West previously said.  West was then referred to a maternal-fetal medicine doctor, who diagnosed the baby with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a condition that can often be remedied with surgery immediately after birth.  But that's when the child's biological parents first brought up aborting the child - something West was not on board with.  McKenna West gave birth to a baby boy on Wednesday morning in Dallas, Texas, her attorney said