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August 21, 2026

Title: WHO OWNS BABY GABRIEL?
Topic: Pro-Life Issues

Discussed by Noah Torres
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

A woman was paid to carry a child for another couple. The couple commands the woman to have an abortion upon learning of a heart defect in the baby via ultrasound and other tests. The woman flees to Texas. The baby is born. Who gets to take the baby to a forever home?

Today, Noah Torres discusses this sad, sad case that really shouldn’t even be an issue in the first place! Noah is a Policy Director for the Family Success Project at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

Click here to read the op-ed from Noah’s co-worker, Eric Oldfather, on this important topic.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Who is the surrogate mother in this case? Why was she “hired” to have the baby?

Why did she flee to Texas?

Why has Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intervened in this case? Noah discusses the current status of the case as of the time of recording this interview.

Who is the couple in this case? Are they “owners” of the baby Why do they even want baby Gabriel if they wanted him to be aborted?

Are we corrupting human dignity? In other words: Is surrogacy “bad”? We are aware that this is a touchy subject. Please listen with an open mind and open heart.

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