Posted on 05/03/2005 9:50:07 AM PDT by IMissPresidentReagan
A judge has ruled that a 13-year-old girl at the center of an abortion fight with the state may terminate her pregnancy.
Juvenile Judge Ronald Alvarez (search) on Monday ruled that the teen, who has been in state custody for four years, would not be physically or emotionally harmed by the procedure. Last week, Alvarez blocked the girl's abortion until a psychological evaluation was completed.
"He ruled that she is competent, that she has made a decision and that she has a right to act on that decision," said Howard Simon, executive director of the Florida American Civil Liberties Union (search), which represented the girl.
The state Department of Children & Families had argued that the girl, known only in court papers as L.G., (search) was too young and immature to decide for herself to have an abortion. The agency said state law prohibited the agency from consenting to the procedure.
Children and families officials declined to comment Monday on whether they planned to appeal Alvarez's decision.
"Since this is still in litigation, I can't speak to what's going on in court," agency spokeswoman Marilyn Munoz told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Attorneys for the girl said the abortion was scheduled for Monday, but it was unclear whether the girl underwent the procedure.
The girl told the judge last week as part of the psychological evaluation process that she wanted an abortion, citing her age and no way to support a baby. The girl's attorneys argue that Florida law protects a minor's right to choose an abortion.
A measure is moving through the state Legislature to require notification of parents or guardians when girls seek abortion. In 2003, the Florida Supreme Court struck down a 1999 law requiring parents to be notified if their minor daughters seek an abortion.
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So this child should be "punished" by being forced to go through with a pregnancy and birth at 13? Nice. This is HER choice because SHE is the one who will have to live with the consequences. Not you.
I love it, Sweden--land of sex changes! They probably really did go there but in your young mind they could have said Kalamazoo!
Not saying your people used the herbs, just that abortion has been with us a long time.
Well, I'm not so naive as to say there were undoubtedly things in my family that I will never know about.
My young mind was fairly proficient with geography, with the exception of some SE Asian and ME countries, Russian satellites countries, etc. I would have known the difference between Kalamazoo and Sweden. Can't say that is the case today.
My sister and I used to play map games on family vacations, we'd pick a name and the other had to find it. I think Time magazine used to publish a portion of a map with obscure towns and roads on it for people to identify the location. That did challenge me and I can't say I ever got one right. But I knew where most of the major towns, states and countries were.
My father made a game of making my sister and me memorize and recite each state and capital (ol?). Getting rusty. It was easier then. There were only 48 states :-). Now I've forgotten some of the capitals.
"This girl is making an unfortunate but wise decision here."
All she will have learned here is that she can "get it" whenever and with whomever she wants. And you and I will pay to make it go away.
C'mon, not all those things happen to everyone who has an abortion. I don't agree with abortion, but when you make such generalization (I know, I've read the studies) it makes us all look less reliable. >>>
C'mon, and you say the judge is right by saying nothing will happen to her?
And what about the baby being murdered?
I'll rather look "unreliable" than have the baby killed and the mother injured.
It would be interesting to find out who pays for all of these abortions on demand for thirteen year old girls who probably aren't carrying a stack of money around with them.
Here again is another angle for lawmakers to take to combat the abortion industry. No public funds for any abortions and psychological/physical evaluation ( by a board created by the state ) before any abortion can be performed.
Life can be made a living hell for the abortionists with a little smarts and action.
Calm down, I'm on your side.
Just saying you don't want the baby killed is enough. You don't have to bring in breast cancer and suicide. This girl is messed up already, her life will be messy and full of pain, I'm sure. I hope and pray I am wrong.
This girl, pregnant at 13, living in DCF custody since age 9, is going to have plenty of problems, abortion or no abortion. Having this child is not going to turn her life around. >>>
Killing her child will only add to the psychological complications which may affect her later on in life, as well as increasing her chances of getting breast cancer.
At least she has a life, unlike her child will.
Not everyone has emotional problems about abortion. She will probably feel no guilt and go on to have more. Or maybe she's feel guilt so she'll have 6 or 7 and keep them all. If she's having sex at 13 she has a lot of fertile years.
Either way this is a tragic situation. Acknowledging that her having this baby is a bad thing does not mean you support the abortion. It is possible to admit both options hurt the baby.
Maybe she will regret the abortion, maybe she won't. Every woman obviously does not regret abortion, and plenty regret adoption or keeping their child. As for the increase in breast cancer, I don't know how significant a increase it will be and considering her poor upbringing and lifestyle choice up to date, it will probably be the least of her problems.
I am guessing that this is part of the admissions counseling and examination. It makes sense that the staff at the clinic would be fully equipped to qualify the patients.
In communities like the one you describe, there really WERE good homes for all the babies who were unwanted by their biological parents.
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.
How few people seem to know what that song is about.
Actually, she is on the record as wanting an abortion, and being darn firm in that conviction. Whatever she said she'd do if the pregancy wasn't terminated was at best an honest second choice, but was more likely designed to get anybody who objected to her decision to "give into" her way.
The fact that this was before a trial judge, and a decision was rendered by a trial judge, still has me puzzled. Florida case law is crystal clear. Last I heard, the trial judge was awaiting a ruling from the appeals court, as to whether ANY court had business in this case.
I wish the women who are associated with Priest For Life, "Silent No More," could have a chat with this girl.
Exactly. Going against the law and blocking this girl's right to decide would be judicial activism which I thought we were against. Oh, but if we don't like the rules I guess we can change them in the middle of the game.
Some people are of bad light. This woman is of such, and she is not worth the time of day. This will not be her last abortion -she's just of bad kind.
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