Heart Defect

A surrogate mother who refused an abortion after a severe heart defect was diagnosed has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court over custody and legal parenthood rights.

A surrogate mother who refused to terminate a pregnancy after a rare heart defect was diagnosed has launched a legal battle. The baby was born in Texas, handed over to his parents, and is receiving medical care. Dr. Assad Khoury, director of the Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defects Unit at Rambam, explains the syndrome: "Without intervention, mortality is 100%, and the baby could die...