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Custody battle between biological parents and surrogate

The biological parents of a baby boy, born via surrogate, are fighting for custody after the gestational carrier refused to have an abortion when they learned about a serious heart defect at 20 weeks pregnant. Instead, the Alaska based surrogate fled to Texas where she carried the baby to term, and is now fighting for parental rights. NBC News' Ryan Chandler has the latest.

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