The biological parents of a child born via surrogate McKenna West are demanding over $100,000 in damages, accusing her of 'outrageous conduct'.
Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed filed a countersuit against McKenna weeks before she gave birth to their child in Texas.
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McKenna named the baby Gabriel, while the biological parents say his name is Rumi.
In the suit, Nausheen and Omar are asking a judge to award them more than $100K in damages for breaching the surrogacy deal, plus unspecified damages for 'malicious, outrageous conduct'.
They claim they paid $60K to McKenna during the pregnancy, per their contract.
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The contract allegedly included an abortion clause, allowing them to terminate the pregnancy.
At around 20 weeks, the child was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a life-threatening condition.
The biological parents said McKenna had two previous pregnancies and was well aware of the journey.
Nausheen and Omar deny launching a campaign of threats to force McKenna to follow through with the abortion.
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The suit claims they have suffered emotional distress due to McKenna's actions.
McKenna denies all claims of wrongdoing and believes she saved baby Gabriel's life.
The legal battle is ongoing.
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The baby, born last week, has already undergone a complex heart procedure.