Rachel Rebouché in the Media

The Texas Tribune August 19, 2026

A surrogate’s fight for parental rights in Dallas could discourage surrogacy use in Texas, lawyers say

Professor Rachel Rebouché explains that while surrogacy agreements are designed to align parties beforehand, the recent case is being set up for broader legal implications—potentially triggering Texas default parentage rules that favor the birth mother.

Katie Couric Media August 18, 2026

Who Has the Final Say in a Surrogate Pregnancy? Inside the McKenna West Case

Professor Rachel Rebouché clarifies that surrogacy contracts can include termination clauses based on fetal anomalies, but the intended parents cannot take away the surrogate's bodily autonomy to force termination.

Independent August 18, 2026

Baby at center of controversial surrogacy dispute undergoes first surgery for rare heart defect

Professor Rachel Rebouché  contextualizes surrogacy agreements within state law that allow state courts to intervene and ensure life-saving medical care to a newborn.

Spectrum News August 17, 2026

California couple in legal battle with surrogate who fled to Texas to give birth

Professor Rachel Rebouché says the case involving California parents and their surrogate from Alaska centers on a rare legal dispute over who has the authority to make medical decisions for the child amid conflicting state laws.

Newsweek August 14, 2026

Case of Surrogate Fleeing to Texas Raises Complex Legal Questions

Professor Rachel  Rebouché explains how surrogacy agreements are treated differently across states in a story about a surrogate leaving her home state and traveling to Texas amid a conflict with the intended parents.

ABC News August 12, 2026

California couple’s surrogate gives birth in Texas after judge orders life-saving care

Professor Rachel Rebouché discusses how medical care clauses in surrogacy contracts are aspirational rather than legally enforceable, noting that Texas courts hold extensive power to intervene and mandate life-saving treatment in the best interest of a child.

CBS News August 12, 2026

Baby with heart defect born to surrogate must receive treatment, Texas court rules, amid multistate legal battle

Professor Rachel Rebouché explains how an Alaska surrogate’s delivery in Texas triggered a court order for mandatory medical care, overriding the California intended parents' initial wishes following a severe fetal heart diagnosis.

The Texas Tribune August 11, 2026

Surrogate asks Texas court to let her seek medical care on the baby she’s carrying, AG Paxton says

Professor Rachel Rebouché explains that an Alaskan surrogate is seeking legal protection under Texas law because the state's family code defaults to recognizing the person who gives birth as the legal mother.

The Nation August 7, 2026

Todd Blanche Wants to Finish What Dobbs Started

Professor Rachel Rebouché discusses how U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche intends to leverage the 1873 Comstock Act to restrict abortion pill access nationwide, overriding individual state protections through executive action.

MS Now July 17, 2026

News Blanche testimony has providers bracing for federal abortion crackdown

Professor Rachel Rebouché suggests that enforcing the Comstock Act would reverse the Trump administration’s earlier position and could threaten access to both medication and procedural abortions.

Law 360 July 17, 2026

Denying Emergency Abortion Care Is A Liability Oversight

Professor Rachel Rebouché co-authored an analysis arguing that hospitals may face greater legal liability for withholding emergency abortion care than for providing it under state abortion bans.

Spectrum News 1 June 26, 2026

Paxton’s support for IVF highlights broader divide among GOP

Professor Rachel Rebouché explains that an FDA safety study on a medication with track record of safety and efficacy like mifepristone is unprecedented, while emphasizing that widespread interstate conflicts over abortion access are just beginning.