VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-21
“I haven’t been allowed to hold this precious baby boy I carried and protected throughout my pregnancy,”
McKenna West · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-21
West described being separated from the baby shortly after birth in a New York Post op-ed.
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