McKenna West thought being a surrogate would be a good way to make income for her family as a single mother, as well as do something rewarding.

After she was accepted as a surrogate and matched with a couple, she became pregnant through IVF, and all was going smoothly until her 20-week anatomy ultrasound.

The baby boy was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), and the couple who hired her decided they wanted her to abort the baby. After she refused to abort, they filed a lawsuit against her.

Despite the fact that specialists have stated that the baby boy has a good chance at survival with the necessary surgeries, the couple has given no indication that they will allow those surgeries.

West is now 35 weeks pregnant and has filed for custody. She hopes that either she is granted custody of the baby or that the couple chooses to accept the surgeries the baby needs instead of letting him die after he is born. She says her goal is to "get him surgery." If the couple commits to the surgeries, she will not fight for custody.

The baby's fate — and West's rights — may now be in the hands of a California court.

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