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/...
We have a state who cannot seem to understand the very basics of the needs for an abortion, but they are making decisions for those who they deem too immature to decide for themselves!
But the girl was found to be too immature to decide the fate of her unborn child after failing to adequately articulate her request. The decision, however, could be appealed and re-evaluated at a later date.
Florida…………..go figure!!!