“Pablo Pledgescobar” Cocaine Ring Exposed & Surrogate Sued For Birthing Baby | 8.20.26

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**Georgia Howe** (0:50)
The biological parents in a fraud custody case are now suing the child's surrogate mother for refusing to abort at their request. We have the latest details on the controversial case.

**Christina Bennett** (1:01)
There's a real cruelty to this entire process, as well as, again, ethical issues.

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Cutting and bagging cocaine was, for some pledges, an indoctrination into the Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi fraternities.

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They're intentionally making an opt out to get as many children in this program to indoctrinate them as possible.

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**Georgia Howe** (3:08)
A legal battle is being waged between a California couple and a surrogate mother who traveled from Alaska to Texas to give birth. The couple is now suing the surrogate mother of their child for $100,000 after she refused their request to abort the child.

**John Bickley** (3:22)
The couple agreed to pay 28-year-old McKenna West $60,000 to carry their baby on the condition that they could terminate the pregnancy if there were health anomalies found. When the baby was found to have a serious heart defect, the surrogate fled to Texas to give birth in hopes of protecting the child.

**Georgia Howe** (3:39)
Joining us now to discuss the story is Christina Bennett, pro-life advocate and correspondent for Live Action. Christina, thanks for coming on.

**Christina Bennett** (3:46)
Oh, thank you for having me.

**Georgia Howe** (3:48)
All right, so this case has been making headlines for at least a week now. Where do things stand now with this baby? Who is he with and what is his health status?

**Christina Bennett** (3:59)
So we do know that this baby, Gabriel as McKenna has named him, as Rumi as his biological parents have named him. We do know that he has had his first surgery and is recovering, but he also needs two additional surgeries. We believe that he is doing well after his first surgery, and there is going to be a custody battle in the days to come regarding who will be able to care for him in the future.

**Georgia Howe** (4:24)
He's physically in Texas, but with his biological parents, and the parents who purchased the services?