# @usatoday on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@usatoday/video/7673941708958125325
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69033409-usatoday-tiktok
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/28a041e4ec.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14T17:33:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** USA TODAY (@USATODAY) — https://gondola.cc/USATODAY

## Caption

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.

## Stats

- **Views:** 3,470
- **Likes:** 144
- **Shares:** 8
- **Comments:** 33

## Tags

alaska, texas, california, abortion, surrogacy

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