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A surrogate mother who refused to have an abortion after the fetus was diagnosed with a heart defect has taken her custody battle for the resulting baby to the US Supreme Court. The woman fled to Texas, where abortion is illegal, after the intended parents allegedly sought to terminate the pregnancy, and she is now fighting for custody of the four-week-old infant. The case raises novel legal questions about surrogacy contracts, parental rights, and state abortion laws colliding with reproductive and custody disputes. It is expected to test how courts balance surrogacy agreements against a surrogate's own decisions regarding pregnancy and childbirth.