David Hahn covers the case of Mackenna West, an Alaska surrogate who refused to abort baby Gabriel after a heart-condition diagnosis and fled to Texas, where Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a court order guaranteeing him life-saving care after birth. He examines why West still lost custody to the biological parents who wanted the abortion, and what the case reveals about the ethics of commercial surrogacy.

Chapters:
0:00 Surrogate mother Mackenna West refuses to abort baby Gabriel
1:17 Fleeing to Texas and the fight for baby Gabriel's life
2:55 Reaction to the surrogacy case
3:59 The pain of infertility and the couple's first mistake
5:29 Treating a child as a commodity
6:09 The true purpose of marriage
7:21 What baby Gabriel was robbed of
8:02 The selfishness at the heart of the industry

Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz7VaZyDtGg

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