McKenna West, 28, a surrogate mother carrying the offspring of a Californian couple, has traveled across the US to save the life of her unborn child.
West, who is a nurse from Alaska, is currently 35 weeks pregnant with a baby boy and is set to give birth on September 2.
Halfway through the pregnancy, an ultrasound diagnosed the fetus with a serious but treatable cardiac condition, hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The baby's intended parents urged West to terminate the pregnancy, but she found out.
Now, she's gained the support of a politician as well as the court in keeping Gabriel alive and providing him with necessary medical care after he's born. "It was just a horrible feeling," West mentioned in the interview.