Dossier
McKenna West
Coverage of McKenna West in the Nexus archive.
- Surrogate mother who fled to Texas gives birth to baby with severe heart defect
A surrogate mother named McKenna West traveled to Texas and gave birth to a baby boy after allegedly being pressured regarding the discovery of a severe heart defect. The child’s biological parents, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed of California, confirmed the birth but denied forcing West from Alaska to undergo an abortion, according to reports.