A newborn baby boy with a rare and life-threatening condition is at the center of a nationwide debate and legal battle now unfolding in #texas courtrooms.   The conflict began when an #alaska woman, McKenna West, agreed to carry a child for a #California couple, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, through a surrogacy arrangement. What happened next set off the legal battle.   For now, the newborn remains at the center of a case that has become a flashpoint in debates over #surrogacy, #abortion and parental rights, even as both sides say their primary concern is the child's health and future care.   📸: Kylie Cooper/Reuters, Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP via Getty Images   First image is a file photo. It does not show the baby involved in the dispute.