Texas surrogate birth defect legal dispute

A California couple's surrogate traveled to Texas and gave birth to a baby with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) after a legal dispute over treatment options. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intervened to secure court-ordered life-saving medical care for the newborn.

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