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Pregnant 16-year-old not 'mature' enough for an abortion, court rules [1]
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Date: 2022-08-17
And here we go. Not mature enough for an abortion and not mature enough to decide the fate of her unborn child?
A Florida judge ruled that a 16-year-old pregnant girl could not receive an abortion because she was not "sufficiently mature" enough to terminate her pregnancy.
An appellate court on Monday upheld a lower court ruling prohibiting the girl, referred to as Jane Doe 22-B in court papers, from receiving the procedure, according to a court ruling from Judge Jennifer J. Frydrychowicz. The parentless teenager was seeking a waiver from a state law requiring minors to get parental consent for an abortion.
She had told the lower court she was not ready for a baby, did not have a job and the baby's father was unable to help her. She lives with a relative and has an appointed guardian who is "fine" with her decision. The girl also said she was "pursuing a GED with involvement in a program designed to assist young women who have experienced trauma in their lives." www.foxnews.com/...
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