Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan declined a surrogate's emergency request on Tuesday to intervene in a custody dispute that has garnered national attention. The case involves McKenna West, the surrogate, who sought to overturn a parentage judgment favoring the biological parents. The situation became notable after the biological parents allegedly advised West to terminate the pregnancy, which led her to travel to Texas instead. The ruling was made in the context of a judgment issued in California.
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Supreme Court Justice Kagan Denies Surrogate's Emergency Bid in Custody Case
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan has rejected an emergency request from surrogate McKenna West to intervene in her custody battle. The case gained national attention after the biological parents allegedly urged West to have an abortion, prompting her to move to Texas.
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