US Supreme Court won’t intervene in custody dispute between California couple and surrogate

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in a custody dispute between a California couple and a surrogate mother. The dispute involves a child born in Texas after the surrogate refused the couple's request for an abortion. Justice Elena Kagan denied the request for conservatorship over the five-week-old infant.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to intervene in a custody dispute over a 5-week-old child who was born in Texas after a surrogate refused a California couple’s wishes to have an abortion. Justice Elena Kagan denied the request from McKenna West, who was seeking conservatorship over a baby boy she...
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