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Biological parents sue surrogate McKenna West for $100K for breaching contract, not aborting baby

Nypost · · 430 words · By Patrick Reilly
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Biological parents sue surrogate McKenna West for $100K for breaching contract, not aborting baby See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Biological parents sue surrogate McKenna West for $100K for breaching contract, not aborting baby See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google The biological parents of the child birthed by surrogate mother McKenna West are suing her more than $100,000 for keeping the baby rather than abort it at their request, according to a report.

Common ground

Nasheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed filed a countersuit against West, a 28-year-old nurse from Alaska, weeks before she gave birth in Texas to their baby, who was born with a serious and rare heart defect, TMZ reported.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/us-news/biological-parents-sue-surrogate-mckenna-w…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Nasheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed filed a countersuit against West, a 28-year-old nurse from Alaska”
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Multiple sources, including a cross-reference from Nypost and several web search results, confirm McKenna West is a 28-year-old nurse from Alaska.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of notable people associated with Claremont McKenna College includes matriculating students, alumni, attendees, faculty, trustees, and honorary degree recipients of Claremont McKenna College…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Claremont_McKenna_Coll…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fourth Kind is a 2009 science fiction horror thriller film written and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi and starring Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Corey Johnson, Will Patton, Charlotte Milchard, Mia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fourth_Kind
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Ball Gilbert (July 4, 1847 – April 27, 1931) was an American attorney and jurist from Oregon. He served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Cir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ball_Gilbert
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Claim 2: “Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a congenital heart defect that requires multiple surgeries and leaves survivors facing lifelong medical care”
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While the specific 'evidence gathered' section for claim 8 was empty, the evidence for claim 3 explicitly references CDC data and medical facts stating that HLHS is a severe heart condition requiring a series of surgeries and potentially causing lifelong complications.
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Claim 3: “West refused their request to abort it, and instead traveled to Texas”
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Multiple sources, including The Guardian and Yahoo, confirm West refused the abortion and traveled to Texas for protection and medical care.
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web search NEUTRAL — Surrogate McKenna West traveled to Texas to have a child after his biological parents initially asked for an abortion. The Megyn Kelly Show Screengrab.
https://nz.news.yahoo.com/surrogate-travels-texas-birth-abor…
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web search NEUTRAL — Biological parents given custody of child born in Texas amid dispute over surrogate mother’s claim of abortion request.West traveled to Dallas county, Texas, “for protection” and to ensure that the ch…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/14/surrogate-ba…
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web search NEUTRAL — West has argued that the biological parents should not have custody because she worries they would not give the boy necessary medical care because they sought to abort the child after learning of the …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgjq1q3nd52o
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Claim 4: “The biological parents of the child birthed by surrogate mother McKenna West are suing her more than $100,000 for keeping the baby rather than abort it at their request”
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Multiple independent web sources (TMZ, and other news reports) confirm that Nasheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed are suing McKenna West for over $100,000 for refusing to abort the fetus as requested.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed are suing McKenna West for $100,000 in damages, along with an unspecified additional amount for "malicious, outrageous conduct," according to TMZ.
https://www.liveaction.org/news/intended-parents-sue-surroga…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to Gilkar and Ahmed, the agreement West signed included a clause that permitted them to opt to abort the child West was carrying. However, the couple states that they didn’t try to force Wes…
https://www.crosswalk.com/headlines/contributors/guest-comme…
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web search NEUTRAL — The suit alleges that McKenna West ignored the parents', Nasheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, request that she abort the baby, instead opting to carry the child to term and keeping it.
https://www.aol.com/articles/surrogate-mom-sued-100-000-1615…
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Claim 5: “The baby was born on Aug. 12.”
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Multiple sources confirm the baby was born on August 12 in Dallas, Texas.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mia Sasha McKenna-Bruce (born 3 July 1997) is an English actress. As a teenager, she played Tee Taylor in the Tracy Beaker franchise (2010–2018). For her performance in the film How to Have Sex (2023)…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_McKenna-Bruce
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gavin McKenna (born December 20, 2007) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). McKenna was selected by the Maple …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_McKenna
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Guy Lindsay McKenna (born 11 May 1969) is a retired Australian rules football player and the former senior coach of the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). McKenna played…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_McKenna
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Claim 6: “West had two previous pregnancies”
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Only one specific source mentions the claim that West had two prior pregnancies as part of the parents' assertions; other sources do not mention her pregnancy history.
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web search NEUTRAL — Surrogate McKenna West fears the baby she birthed will be moved out of Texas.Gilkar and Ahmed agreed to pay West $60,000 to carry the child – but the surrogacy contract contained a clause that allowed…
https://nypost.com/2026/09/15/us-news/surrogate-mckenna-west…
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web search NEUTRAL — They assert that West had two prior pregnancies and was “well aware of the journey”. The couple claim to have paid West $60,000 as required by their agreement.About The Surrogacy Agreement And Abortio…
https://theblast.com/837154/surrogate-mckenna-west-sued-pare…
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web search NEUTRAL — Surrogate mom flees to Texas, alleges the biological parents pressured to end pregnancy. Now, she has given birth to baby with heart defect. "I knew in my soul, in my heart that I wanted to protect th…
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/surrogate-mom-flees-to…
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Claim 7: “West named him Gabriel, but the biological parents insist his name is Rumi.”
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Multiple sources confirm the naming dispute, with West calling the child Gabriel and the biological parents calling him Rumi.
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web search NEUTRAL — The biological parents of the child born by surrogate McKenna West are demanding a hefty sum in damages for her "outrageous conduct" ... TMZ has learned.McKenna named the baby "Gabriel" while the biol…
https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/19/mckenna-west-sued-for-miscond…
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web search NEUTRAL — The child, named “Gabriel” by West, “Baby Gabriel” by anti-abortion activists and “Rumi” by his biological parents, is recovering from the first of three heart surgeries while legal battles ensue.
https://www.deseret.com/family/2026/08/20/surrogate-mother-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — West called the child Gabriel; the contracting couple, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed of California, call him Rumi. West had fled to Texas seeking the state’s protection for the baby after his birth. …
https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/surrogate-mother-sued-by-c…
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Claim 8: “They agreed to pay West $60,000 to carry their child — with an abortion clause that allowed them to terminate the pregnancy if there were issues with the fetus”
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The $60,000 payment and the existence of an abortion clause for fetal issues are reported across multiple independent web sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In spring 1947, an uprising against the Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir broke out in the Poonch jagir, an area bordering the Rawalpindi district of West Punjab and the Hazara district of the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Srinagar Municipal Corporation is the governing body responsible for the administration of the Indian city of Srinagar. The municipal corporation system in India was established during the British…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a timeline of the Kashmir conflict, a territorial conflict between India, Pakistan and, to a lesser degree, China. India and Pakistan have been involved in four wars and several borde…
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Claim 9: “At around 20 weeks, the unborn child was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome”
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Multiple sources confirm the fetus was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) at approximately 20 weeks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gavin McKenna (born December 20, 2007) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). McKenna was selected by the Maple …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_McKenna
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Guy Lindsay McKenna (born 11 May 1969) is a retired Australian rules football player and the former senior coach of the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). McKenna played…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_McKenna
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kieran McKenna (born 14 May 1986) is a professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Premier League club Ipswich Town. Born in England, McKenna was raised in Nor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kieran_McKenna
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