{"id":6600,"date":"2026-08-15T10:08:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6600"},"modified":"2026-08-15T10:08:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:08:32","slug":"baby-gabriel-saved-from-abortion-deserves-the-chance-to-fight-for-his-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6600","title":{"rendered":"Baby Gabriel, saved from abortion, deserves the chance to fight for his life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Abortion or bust.<\/p>\n

A California couple that hired a surrogate to carry their child \u2014 only to find the baby had a rare heart condition after 20 weeks in utero \u2014 allegedly was adamant: The unborn boy must die.<\/p>\n

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Even when the birth mother, McKenna West, apparently offered to relieve the parents of obligation and keep the kid herself, she said the couple refused, demanding abortion instead.<\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

Gabriel\u2019s plight, as an innocent in an exceedingly tough spot, has captured the hearts of a nation.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also placed in stark relief the hypocrisy of some in the pro-choice crowd.<\/p>\n

They favor choice, sure \u2014 but only if it\u2019s their<\/em> choice, and only when the \u201cchoice\u201d is abortion.<\/p>\n

West, according to the bio parents\u2019 stance, should have no choice, other than a brutal late-term abortion, five months into the pregnancy. (Also: What choice did Gabriel have?)<\/p>\n

West said she\u2019d bonded with the baby and couldn\u2019t do it. She said doctors in her home state of Alaska wouldn\u2019t<\/em> do it.<\/p>\n

The bio parents, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, urged her to travel to Seattle, to terminate Gabriel there.<\/p>\n

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The baby was born this week in Dallas.<\/p>\n

West went to Texas instead, where she might have birth-mother rights under state law.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A court gave physical custody and medical-decision-making rights to Gilkar and Ahmed; it also ordered that the tot receive lifesaving care.<\/p>\n

Good. Some media reports have indicated that the couple had earlier considered providing palliative care only, rather than lifesaving surgery, though the pair now disputes that characterization.<\/p>\n

After West\u2019s extraordinary fight to save the boy, he should be given every opportunity to grow and thrive \u2014 to experience life with all its joys and wonders and struggles.<\/p>\n

His battle will be tough: Hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a congenital defect, leaves the left side of the heart underdeveloped and requires multiple surgeries and lifelong healthcare.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s now up to Gabriel, whom his bio parents call Rumi, to carry on his surrogate mom\u2019s inspiring fight for his life.<\/p>\n

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