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The surrogate mother who refused to abort her baby after the biological parents allegedly called for an abortion gave birth two weeks early.The child, called Gabriel by his surrogate mother, McKenna West, was born in Dallas on Aug. 12. He was born amid an ongoing legal dispute after his biological…

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