A Florida court ruled that a 16-year-old girl was not "mature enough" to have an abortion, and stopped her from getting an abortion.
Her teenage girl, identified as Jane Doe 22-B, found in her appeals court that she was not ready to have children of her own, that she had no job, Her father was unable to help her, she said. Her teenage girl, who is about 10 weeks pregnant and living with her relatives, "has her GED by participating in a program designed to help young women who have experienced trauma in their lives." I'm looking for it."
. Her appointed guardian told the court she was "no problem" with her decision to have an abortion.
However, on Monday, the Florida First District Court of Appeals upheld an earlier decision by a state court judge. The court ruled that the teenage girl "did not establish by clear and convincing evidence that she was mature enough to decide whether to terminate the pregnancy." } It is unclear when the lower court's judgment was rendered, but the court's order was to return to juvenile court.
In its decision, the Court of Appeals said the lower court anticipated her second application.
"Reading between the lines, the Court of First Instance decided to give the minor, who had been extra stressed by the death of his friend, additional time to give him a more acute understanding of the consequences of abortion. Judge Scott McCall wrote in the Court of Appeals order.
Florida abortion law requires parental consent before a minor can have an abortion, but Teens can also ask a judge for a waiver to circumvent that requirement, and states have banned abortions after 15 weeks under new laws passed prior to the repeal of Roe v. Wade. No. Previous legislation permitted surgery up to 24 weeks' gestation
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