HHS warns Texas hospitals against denying life-saving care to newborn with disability
HHS warned Children's Medical Center of Dallas and UT Southwestern they cannot withhold treatment from baby Gabriel based on his heart defect.
TL;DR
- The Trump administration's HHS is warning Children’s Medical Center of Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center against withholding treatment from baby Gabriel due to his disability.
- Federal law prohibits denying medical treatment, including life-sustaining care, based on a person's disability.
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a court order to ensure Gabriel receives medically necessary care.
- The baby's surrogate mother, McKenna West, refused the intended parents' request for an abortion after Gabriel's diagnosis.
- Pro-life and conservative advocates have expressed support for the surrogate mother and the baby's right to care.