一名为加州夫妇代孕的女性在德克萨斯州产下患有左心室发育不全症的婴儿，引发关于治疗方案的争议。[1]婴儿于周三出生时患有这种先天性心脏病，未经治疗的患儿可在数天或数周内死亡。[1]根据美国疾病控制与预防中心的数据，美国每年约有925名婴儿出生时患有此病。[1]
德克萨斯州法院在共和党检察长肯·帕克斯顿的干预下，于周二下达命令要求对婴儿进行生命维持治疗。[1]婴儿已接受稳定护理并计划接受手术。[1]代孕母亲麦肯娜·韦斯特指控加州夫妇奥马尔·艾哈迈德和瑙瑞恩·吉尔卡在20周诊断后施压她寻求堕胎。[1]这对夫妇否认了拒绝手术治疗的意图。[1]根据临时限制令，代孕母亲目前无法见到或抱住孩子。[1]
A surrogate carrying a child for a California couple gave birth in Texas to a newborn diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a congenital heart condition, after a state court intervened to mandate life-sustaining treatment for the infant.[1] The baby was born on Wednesday and has received stabilizing care with surgery planned.[1]
The case emerged from a dispute between the surrogate, McKenna West, and the intended parents, Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar, over how to proceed with the pregnancy following a diagnosis at 20 weeks.[1] West alleged that the couple pressured her to seek an abortion after learning of the condition, though Ahmed and Gilkar denied they had rejected surgical intervention.[1] A Texas court issued an order on Tuesday requiring life-sustaining treatment for the infant, following intervention by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.[1] According to a temporary restraining order, West has been prohibited from seeing or holding the child.[1]
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome affects approximately 925 infants born annually in the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[1] Without treatment, children with this cardiac defect can die within days or weeks.[1]