McKenna West Case Sparks Calls for Stricter U.S. Surrogacy Regulations

By Arthur L. Caplan · STAT News · 2026-08-18

According to STAT News, a high-profile custody battle involving a nurse from Alaska and a California couple has exposed significant legal gaps in the American surrogacy market. The dispute centers on a surrogate who fled to Texas to avoid a contractually mandated abortion after t