Baby with heart defect at center of surrogate dispute receives first surgery, parents' lawyer says

TL;DR

Baby Rumi, born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), underwent his first surgery, a Norwood procedure.
The procedure is the first of three surgeries required for HLHS within the first several years of life.
Rumi's parents, Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar, are from California, and the surrogate mother, McKenna West, is from Alaska.
The parents had asked the surrogate to get an abortion after learning of the heart defect, which she refused.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intervened, securing a court order for lifesaving care and placing medical decision-making responsibility with the parents.
The surrogate is seeking custody of the child, whom she calls Gabriel, and intends to challenge the court's parentage orders.
The parents' lawyer stated that the surrogate continues to make baseless custody claims in violation of court orders.

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