US supreme court declines to intervene in custody fight over baby born via surrogate

According to a report by The Guardian… Surrogate who rejected abortion request had asked justices to halt court order recognizing LA couple as legal parentsThe supreme court has refused to get involved with a custody dispute between an Alaska surrogate and a California couple whose child was born with a rare and serious heart defect.On Tuesday, Justice Elena Kagan denied an emergency request from McKenna West, an Alaska nurse and surrogate who had asked the US’s highest court to halt a California court order recognizing the couple, Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar, as the boy’s legal parents. Continue reading… complete report is on below link. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/22/supreme-court-surrogate-custody-battle