{"id":102423,"date":"2026-08-30T23:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T23:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=102423"},"modified":"2026-08-30T23:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T23:05:11","slug":"surrogate-mother-faces-100000-lawsuit-from-biological-parents-for-refusing-to-abort-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/surrogate-mother-faces-100000-lawsuit-from-biological-parents-for-refusing-to-abort-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Leihmutter sieht sich mit einer Klage \u00fcber $100.000 von biologischen Eltern konfrontiert, weil sie die Abtreibung des Babys verweigerte"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>A California couple is suing their surrogate mother for refusing to abort the child she was carrying for them, alleging that she violated her contract by not killing the baby prior to his birth.Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed have filed suit against McKenna West seeking more than $100,000 in damages, alleging she breached their surrogacy agreement, which included a clause allowing them to request abortion of the baby if it were found to have fetal abnormalities. West, a cardiac nurse\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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West, a cardiac nurse\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-102423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":57501,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/california-couple-with-21-kids-from-surrogate-mothers-charged-with-neglect-endangerment\/","url_meta":{"origin":102423,"position":0},"title":"California couple with 21 kids from surrogate mothers charged with neglect, endangerment","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"August 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Human embryos. \/ Credit: Andrii Vodolazhskyi\/CNA CNA Staff, Jul 18, 2025 \/ 15:00 pm (CNA). Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news. California couple that had 21 kids via surrogate mothers charged with neglect, endangerment A California couple that had 21 children via surrogacy has been charged with felony child endangerment and neglect. Authorities also alleged that their nannies were physically abusing the children.&nbsp; Guojun Xuan, 65, and Silvia Zhang, 38, own a mansion in Arcadia and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"California couple with 21 kids from surrogate mothers charged with neglect, endangerment","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/California-couple-with-21-kids-from-surrogate-mothers-charged-with-neglect-endangerment.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/California-couple-with-21-kids-from-surrogate-mothers-charged-with-neglect-endangerment.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/California-couple-with-21-kids-from-surrogate-mothers-charged-with-neglect-endangerment.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/California-couple-with-21-kids-from-surrogate-mothers-charged-with-neglect-endangerment.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":99753,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/new-bill-would-protect-mothers-with-surrogacy-contracts-from-forced-abortions\/","url_meta":{"origin":102423,"position":1},"title":"New bill would protect mothers with surrogacy contracts from forced abortions","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Juli 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"New bill would protect mothers with surrogacy contracts from forced abortionsRep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, introduced on July 21 a bill designed to protect pregnant mothers who are surrogates from being forced to have abortions.The \u2018\u2018Preventing Forced Abortions Act of 2026\u201d would prevent federal courts from forcing a woman to have abortion because of a surrogate contract; the act also requires that surrogate mothers still be compensated.\u201cNo woman should ever be forced to murder a child because of a provision buried\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":51795,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/anti-surrogacy-activists-denounce-exploitation-of-poor-women-human-trafficking\/","url_meta":{"origin":102423,"position":2},"title":"Anti-surrogacy activists denounce exploitation of poor women, human trafficking","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"November 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Bernardo Garc\u00eda is executive director of the Casablanca Declaration. \/ Credit: \u201cEWTN Noticias\u201d\/Screenshot Lima Newsroom, Jun 17, 2025 \/ 09:42 am (CNA). Bernardo Garc\u00eda, executive director of the Casablanca Declaration, a coalition that calls for the universal abolition of surrogacy, said that in reality the practice amounts to \u201cthe exploitation of poor women and the sale of children.\u201d The Casablanca Declaration takes its name from a conference on the subject held in Casablanca, Morocco, in 2023. 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In nine states and in the nation\u2019s capital, unborn life is not protected at any stage of life. 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