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Supreme Court Declines to Intervene in Surrogacy Custody Dispute

Justice Elena Kagan denied an emergency request from surrogate McKenna West, allowing a California court order recognizing the biological parents as legal guardians to stand.

5 publishers · 5 articles · first seen 22 Sept 2026 · updated 45d ago

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5 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 22 Sept 2026. CBS News Politics published first, on 22 September at 20:48 UTC; Washington Post followed 20 min later. The most recent article, from Fox News Politics, appeared on 23 September at 11:32 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: CBS News Politics (major outlet), Washington Post (major outlet), The Guardian US (major outlet), The Hill (major outlet), Fox News Politics.

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  1. Kagan steers Supreme Court clear of high-profile surrogacy fight The Hill ·
  2. US supreme court declines to intervene in custody fight over baby born via surrogate The Guardian US ·
  3. Justice Kagan rules against surrogate mother who refused to get abortion Washington Post ·
  4. Supreme Court stays out of custody dispute between California couple and surrogate CBS News Politics ·
  5. Supreme Court declines to intervene in case of surrogate mother who refused abortion Fox News Politics

In this story

  • Elena Kagan
  • McKenna West
  • Omar Ahmed
  • Nausheen Gilkar
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