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Supreme court declines emergency request in surrogate custody dispute
The US supreme court declined an emergency request from Alaska surrogate McKenna West in a custody dispute involving Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar. Their child was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and became the subject of legal orders concerning treatment and relocation.
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The Supreme Court of the United States refused McKenna West's emergency request to halt a California court order recognizing Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar as the child's legal parents.
“the supreme court has refused to get involved with a custody dispute”
A California court order recognizes Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar as the child's legal parents.
“a California court order recognizing the couple ... as the boy’s legal parents”
The child has hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
“the baby having hypoplastic left heart syndrome”