Global Social Trends: From Surrogacy Disputes to Abolishing the Death Penalty

This week's global social trends highlight a range of issues, from legal and ethical battles over surrogacy to legislative changes in the Middle East. In a high-profile case, a surrogate mother who fled to Texas, where abortion is illegal, gave birth to a baby with a severe heart defect. The biological parents, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed of California, deny allegations that they pressured the surrogate, McKenna West, to have an abortion. The birth occurred on Wednesday, and the child's parents confirmed the news through their lawyer, as reported by the Texas Tribune.