Newborn's health declines as surrogate custody fight reaches court
The newborn at the center of a surrogate dispute was re-intubated after complications from heart surgery. In a Dallas court, the intended parents and surrogate McKenna West argued over medical decision-making. West had refused the couple's earlier request to terminate the pregnancy.
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The infant underwent a Norwood procedure, a complex surgery addressing hypoplastic
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