The biological parents of a baby born after their surrogate refused their request for an abortion are now seeking more than $100,000 from the woman who carried their child, alleging she breached their surrogacy agreement.
The filing comes after the pregnancy became the subject of a multistate legal fight. The baby was diagnosed around 20 weeks with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a severe congenital heart defect. Gilkar and Ahmed allegedly asked West to terminate the pregnancy after the diagnosis, according to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office. West refused and later traveled to Texas to give birth.
West denies wrongdoing and is asking the court to dismiss the counterclaims, TMZ reported Wednesday.
Live Action founder and President Lila Rose, whose pro-life organization has been working with West, sharply condemned the lawsuit in a statement to Fox News Digital.
"The people who ordered McKenna to abort this little boy because of his heart condition are now dragging her into court, trying to punish and financially ruin her for refusing to kill him, while demanding custody of the same child they ordered to be killed," Rose told Fox News Digital.
"This lawsuit is retaliation against a courageous woman who is barely a week postpartum after carrying this baby and fighting to save his life."
The biological parents have disputed allegations that they threatened or tried to force West to terminate the pregnancy. Texas. A hearing in the Dallas County case is scheduled for Aug. 25.
Fox News Digital reached out to Budner and Paxton's office for comment on the biological parents' counterclaims.