As the baby recovers from surgery, anti-abortion activists have seized on the case to bolster arguments about fetal personhood, while feeding a small but rising movement against surrogacy in the US.

The surrogate has called the newborn Gabriel, while the couple has referred to the baby boy as Rumi in court filings.

A surrogate says the intended parents sought to terminate the pregnancy after HLHS diagnosis; the baby was born and is receiving care; Rambam specialist warns the untreated heart…