A California surrogate asks the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over a four-week-old baby who was born with a serious heart defect. The case centers on the surrogate’s decision-making about the child’s care and how authority should be determined between the parties involved.
According to reporting, the surrogate’s request is tied to an earlier disagreement between the surrogate and a California couple regarding reproductive decisions, with outlets describing the surrogate as having refused the couple’s wishes to have an abortion. The outlets say the dispute now concerns the child’s custody and medical care, with the surrogate seeking the Supreme Court’s review.
While the available summaries do not provide additional detail on the lower-court rulings or the specific legal arguments, they consistently describe the same core elements: a surrogate, a California couple, a very young infant with a serious congenital heart condition, and a request for Supreme Court intervention in a custody and care dispute.
