AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Princess Diana's godson Prince Philippos and wife welcome first child through U.S. surrogate
Prince Philippos of Greece and his wife, Princess Nina, announced the birth of their first son on July 27, a baby born via gestational surrogacy in the United States whose name honors two grandfathers and a deposed royal line. The boy, Kimon Thomas Konstantinos, arrived five years into a marriage that has spanned three wedding […] The post Princess Diana's godson Prince Philippos and wife welcome first child through U.S. surrogate appeared first on American Almanac .
Prince Philippos of Greece and his wife, Princess Nina, announced the birth of their first son on July 27, a baby born via gestational surrogacy in the United States whose name honors two grandfathers and a deposed royal line. The boy, Kimon Thomas Konstantinos, arrived five years into a marriage that has spanned three wedding ceremonies, two continents, and the restoration of a family's citizenship three decades after the Greek government stripped it away. The office of the former Royal Family of Greece released a statement confirming the birth and thanking the unnamed surrogate and her family "for accompanying them throughout this special journey." Philippos, 40, is the youngest child of the late King Constantine II, Greece's last…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Queensland court rules on surrogacy after woman delivers twins with different genetic parents
A Queensland woman gave birth to twins with different biological parents, one from her own natural pregnancy, one from an IVF surrogacy, forcing an Australian court to untangle unprecedented legal and family questions. In November 2025, an unnamed woman in Queensland, Australia, delivered twins by C-section: one child conceived naturally with her partner, and one […] The post Queensland court rules on surrogacy after woman delivers twins with different genetic parents appeared first on American Almanac .
A Queensland woman gave birth to twins with different biological parents, one from her own natural pregnancy, one from an IVF surrogacy, forcing an Australian court to untangle unprecedented legal and family questions. In November 2025, an unnamed woman in Queensland, Australia, delivered twins by C-section: one child conceived naturally with her partner, and one created through in vitro fertilization as part of a surrogacy agreement with another couple. The case, believed to be the first of its kind in Australia, brought the complex intersection of science and law into sharp relief when the matter reached the Queensland Children’s Court for a parentage ruling. According to reporting from The U.S. Sun , the arrangement began when the…Open
REDSTATE (RedState) - Baby Gabriel Update: Emotional Testimony As Surrogate Mother Faces Baby's Bio Donors in Dallas Court
HUFFPOST (U.S. News) - California Couple Confront Their Surrogate In A Texas Court As Dispute Over Newborn Escalates
“He’s our child,” Nausheen Gilkar said, wiping away tears on the witness stand.
NYTIMES (J. David Goodman) - A Surrogate Fled to Texas to Avoid an Abortion. Now She Wants Custody of the Baby.
A surrogate refused to have an abortion after the fetus was diagnosed with a serious heart problem. She fled to Texas and had the child. Now she wants a judge to give custody to her instead of the biological parents.
THEFEDERALIST (Helen Raleigh) - Chinese Social Media Chatter Indicates Trump’s Birth Tourism Crackdown Is Starting To Work
As long as commercial surrogacy remains available to citizens of adversarial countries, American citizenship can still be acquired through U.S. wombs.
NYTIMES (Jessica Grose) - America Has a Surrogacy Problem
The industry is long overdue for a reckoning.
AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Surrogate who refused to abort a baby with a heart defect says the newborn was taken from her the moment the cord was cut
A 28-year-old Alaska nurse who defied a California couple's demand to terminate a surrogate pregnancy is now fighting to see the infant she carried, and says she held him for just 60 seconds before he was removed from her arms. McKenna West gave birth on August 12 at a Texas hospital she had chosen specifically […] The post Surrogate who refused to abort a baby with a heart defect says the newborn was taken from her the moment the cord was cut appeared first on American Almanac .
A 28-year-old Alaska nurse who defied a California couple's demand to terminate a surrogate pregnancy is now fighting to see the infant she carried, and says she held him for just 60 seconds before he was removed from her arms. McKenna West gave birth on August 12 at a Texas hospital she had chosen specifically because she believed it could save the baby's life. The boy was diagnosed at 20 weeks with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a severe but treatable heart condition. When the biological parents, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed of California, learned of the diagnosis, West says they ordered her to end the pregnancy. She refused, and the legal and personal fallout has only escalated since. The day before the birth, West secured a legal…Open
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Texas custody battle could set precedent for surrogacy law
A Texas court later this month may decide whether biological parents will take permanent legal custody of an infant carried to term under a surrogacy contract. Surrogate mother McKenna West says she went to Texas after the California parents sought an abortion because of a birth defect. “This will serve as precedent,” legal analyst Terri Austin tells “Katie Pavlich Tonight.” #Surrogacy #Texas "Katie Pavlich Tonight" offers a conservative take on the day’s events while welcoming all viewpoints. The goal: cutting through left-right bias in pursuit of plain facts and honest analysis.