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Cash-strapped surrogate McKenna West seeks desperate online donations -- after bio parents allegedly stiff her
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Surrogate McKenna West is facing financial hardship and legal battles after refusing to abort a baby with a severe heart condition, despite the biological parents' wishes to terminate the pregnancy.
- West has lost expected payments from the intended parents, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, and is running a fundraiser that raised over $66,000 to cover her living and travel expenses while fighting for custody.
- The surrogacy contract included a clause allowing abortion if anomalies were found, but West changed her mind, leading to accusations of coercion and a complex custody dispute spanning multiple states.
- Although a California court recognized the biological parents as legal guardians, West's attorney claims she has maternal rights and plans to pursue custody, potentially escalating the case to the Supreme Court.
- West also seeks to recover tens of thousands of dollars in losses, arguing the intended parents breached the contract by withholding payments while demanding all contractual rights.
