Court: Fla. Teen Can Get Abortion
TChris wrote yesterday about a 13 year old girl from a group home in Florida who wanted an abortion. The state objected. A Florida judge today ruled in the girl's favor.
....Judge Ronald Alvarez of Palm Beach County Circuit Court ruled that the girl was competent to make decisions regarding her pregnancy and had the right to do so under the state's Constitution.
The girl was represented by the ACLU and lawyer Howard Simon:
"This is another instance," Mr. Simon said, "in which state government, under the leadership of our governor, is attempting to frustrate decisions that are made within what should be a zone of personal privacy"
Update (by TChris): Florida has decided not to appeal the judge's ruling.
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