08/04/2026
A surrogate mother is fighting to save the baby boy she’s carrying
McKenna, a single mother from Alaska, became a surrogate to bring her family extra income & help another family have a baby.
She applied to Worldwide Surrogacy, was matched with a couple, and became pregnant with a baby boy they called Gabriel. Everything went smoothly at first…
Then, at the 20-week anatomy scan, doctors noticed there was no blood flow through the left side of Gabriel’s heart. A specialist diagnosed him with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) - a treatable condition.
Shortly after the diagnosis, the couple who produced Gabriel requested that McKenna abort him.
McKenna scheduled 2 appointments at abortion facilities out of state. One at 23 weeks was cancelled. Then another at 24 weeks.
But she didn’t want to do it…
"Every time I thought about having to show up at the clinic, I was hysterical, and I couldn't picture myself reacting or feeling any other way. So I was really scared of how I would view myself as a woman and a mother, how I'd be able to come home to my kids after participating in something like that. But I didn't have the means to be sued over this. I'm a single mom. I can't afford lawyers to fight this. I felt I had no other option, no way out. It was just a horrible feeling."
Baby Gabriel would have been killed in a D&E abortion - brutally dismembered with metal forceps, limb from limb.
Thankfully, McKenna’s brother stepped in, promising that he would care for McKenna, her children, and even Gabriel. She cancelled the abortion procedure.
The couple has NOT agreed for him to receive ANY treatment.
In fact, they’re suing McKenna for not aborting Gabriel.
This precious child is in danger. McKenna is 35 weeks pregnant, preparing to give birth, and has filed for custody to ensure Gabriel receives treatment.
McKenna is working with expert lawyers trying to protect baby Gabriel’s life.
They are victims of the surrogacy industry - which blatantly treats women and babies as commodities instead of humans.
Hear more: https://youtu.be/GSqM-6g76To?is=xfXGZQL9pCpjnIsk