A surrogate was hired. Then, at 20 weeks, he was diagnosed with a serious heart defect, and everything changed.

McKenna West, a 28-year-old cardiac nurse and mother of two, says the intended parents asked her to abort their biological son after he was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). Their surrogacy agreement reportedly required termination for a fetal abnormality if the intended parents requested it.

McKenna scheduled the abortion. Then she refused to go through with it.

Instead, she began researching how to save the baby's life, eventually relocating to Texas, where he was born and underwent major heart surgery.

Now comes the extraordinary twist: the same parents who requested his abortion are pursuing treatment to save his life and fighting for their parental rights. His biological mother calls hi ...