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Texas Saved Baby Gabriel. What Would Talarico Do?

When a California couple wanted their surrogate, McKenna West, to abort the baby she was carrying, she fled to Texas. There, pro-life laws and Attorney General Ken Paxton helped save the baby, ensuring he got the care he needed.

But as Democrat state Rep. James Talarico challenges Paxton for Senate, it raises the question—what would Talarico do?

West, an Alaska nurse and single mother of two, agreed to serve as a surrogate for Californians Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar. At the 20-week anatomy scan, doctors diagnosed the baby boy with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a serious but treatable condition. The couple asked West to get a late-term abortion, and she scheduled it—but later felt convicted and canceled.

After West refused the abortion, the couple stopped paying and sued her. She named the baby Gabriel and sought custody so he could receive the life-saving surgery he needed. The couple had reportedly not indicated they would allow doctors to perform the surgeries. West traveled to Texas, where the state’s pro-life laws protect Gabriel. Paxton secured an emergency order demanding Dallas hospitals provide life-saving care. The next day, on Aug. 12, the baby was born safely. On Aug. 17, he received the first surgery to........

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