Posted on 08/17/2022 6:41:21 AM PDT by Morgana
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."
The teenager is under the care of Florida’s Department of Children & Families until she turns 18.
She had requested a court order asking for approval for the abortion when she was 10 weeks into her pregnancy. She argued in her petition that she is mature enough to make a decision about whether to terminate her pregnancy, which is required under state law.
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.
udge Scott Makar wrote in a separate opinion that the girl recently experienced the death of a close friend and that the court wanted to give her more time to evaluate her decision.
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“pursuing a GED with involvement in a program designed to assist young women who have experienced trauma in their lives.”
and what a better testimony to that than keeping the baby, getting the GED and showing girls/women that you don’t have to buy the leftist lies
How about simply giving the baby to an established couple to adopt?
statutory rape? or is 16 the age of consent now in florida?
Duh! Only makes sense.
794.05 Unlawful sexual activity with certain minors.—
(1) A person 24 years of age or older who engages in sexual activity with a person 16 or 17 years of age commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(2) As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Female genitals” includes the labia minora, labia majora, clitoris, vulva, hymen, and vagina.
(b) “Sexual activity” means oral, anal, or female genital penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ of another or the anal or female genital penetration of another by any other object; however, sexual activity does not include an act done for a bona fide medical purpose.
(3) The provisions of this section do not apply to a person 16 or 17 years of age who has had the disabilities of nonage removed under chapter 743.
(4) The victim’s prior sexual conduct is not a relevant issue in a prosecution under this section.
(5) If an offense under this section directly results in the victim giving birth to a child, paternity of that child shall be established as described in chapter 742. If it is determined that the offender is the father of the child, the offender must pay child support pursuant to the child support guidelines described in chapter 61.
History.—RS 2598; s. 1, ch. 4965, 1901; GS 3521; s. 1, ch. 6974, 1915; s. 1, ch. 7732, 1918; RGS 5409; s. 1, ch. 8596, 1921; CGL 7552; s. 1, ch. 61-109; s. 759, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 96-409; s. 5, ch. 2014-4; s. 5, ch. 2022-165.
Childbirth a consequence of what she learned in Sex Ed?
Oh, the humanity! /s
There are several generations of kids raised in liberal/dem areas for whom I have little hope or confidence and said criteria should weigh heavily in hiring decisions for responsible businesses.
No question about WHO RAPED HER?!!!
They have a Romeo-Juliet law. A 16-year-old can consent to have sex with someone 23 or less.
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.
That line suggests the court could approve her request later when the fetus is even more developed.
Fortunately, the girl indicated in court that she was still undecided on what to do. The judge saved her by denying her request. This girl is young and alone. Be forgiving. Hopefully, she will receive good advice from the right people and decide to carry to term and raise her child.
There’s no better argument for federalism and states’ rights than this case.
Yesterday there was an article that some liberal kook wants girls as young as four years old to decide whether to get a hysterectomy after deciding they want to be a boy!
Talk about irreconcilable differences between the states!
I guarantee her baby isn’t sufficiently mature to have his arms and legs ripped off and his head crushed ...
The baby’s father may be a minor as well.
I think what you said is likely the better to go than having the girl try to raise the baby on her own. I’m quite sure that there are a lot of good Christian couples who can’t have babies who would joyously take this little one and raise it.
18 in Florida. We’re not Mississippi or Alabama.
I am all for saying no to this scared young female, IF - a big IF to mne - the morally right call for this in the law, includes law that vastly ups state and private support adoption services. Adoption should be the solution. It should be vastly supported or it becomes not the decision of choice for far too many.
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