{
  "id": 8555878,
  "title": "Baby born via surrogate can leave Texas for treatment in California, court rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/baby-born-via-surrogate-can-leave-texas-for-treatment-in-california",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T22:46:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/19/texas-california-surrogate-court"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Texas supreme court has ruled that a month-old infant, born via surrogate to McKenna West, can be moved to Los Angeles for treatment due to the child's severe heart defect. This decision follows a California court's recognition of the biological parents' custody rights in the case. The court emphasized that the child's life is the top priority in this urgent situation.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}