Parents now have custody of baby born to surrogate who refused their demand to abort after fetus was found to have heart defect

By EMMA RICHTER, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 20:19, 13 August 2026 | Updated: 20:29, 13 August 2026 The baby who was born to a surrogate in Texas is now in the custody of his biological parents after the couple demanded the child be aborted over a heart defect, according to a new report.  Nausheen Gilkar, 43, and Omar Ahmed, 45, have their newborn son in physical custody after McKenna West gave birth to him on Wednesday morning in Dallas, a lawyer for the couple told TMZ.  Lee Bunder, of Dallas-based family attorney's office Calabrese Bunder, told the outlet that the child, whom West named 'Baby Gabriel,' is receiving medical care while in their custody.  Bunder added that his clients are focused on the baby's health and following the advice of medical professionals about treatment for his hypoplastic left heart syndrome.  The baby was diagnosed with the defect during West's 20-week scan. The condition means that the left side of his heart is too small and cannot pump blood to the rest of his body.  The surrogate baby McKenna West (pictured) gave birth to on Wednesday is now in custody of his biological parents, a new report stated This is breaking news... updates to follow.