Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately her only choice is to give the baby up for adoption.

Anonymous wrote:If someone's not mature enough to get an abortion how could they possibly be mature enough to raise a baby? They are not just dooming the girl to a life of poverty and ignorance but also dooming the unborn to a life of poverty. Not that being poor should be a crime, but how many books will this unborn kid have in their home? How safe will their home be? How safe will their shitty daycare be? How healthy will their diet be?

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Anonymous wrote:Mature enough to be a parent, but not mature enough to get an abortion....

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/16/parentless-teen-cant-have-an-abortion-under-state-parental-consent-law-00052211
Florida court says teen isn't mature enough to get an abortion
The teen, identified only as Jane Doe 22-B, has no parents.

— A Florida court of appeal this week upheld a decision stating a 16-year-old teen could not get an abortion because she lacked the maturity to make such a decision, even after the parentless teen said she was not ready to have a child and is still in school.

An opinion released Monday by the Florida 1st District Court of Appeal upheld an earlier decision by a state court judge. That judge was not convinced the teen had demonstrated the maturity to choose to get an abortion. The teen, identified only as Jane Doe 22-B, has no parents but is in the care of Florida’s child welfare agency and has a guardian. She is about 10 weeks pregnant and currently resides with a relative.

“The minor states that she is sufficiently mature to make the decision, saying she ‘is not ready to have a baby,’ she doesn’t have a job, she is ‘still in school,’” the Monday order states. “And the father is unable to assist her.”

Florida abortion law requires parents to consent before a minor can have an abortion. But underage teens can also circumvent the consent requirement by asking for a waiver from a state circuit court judge. According to the appeal court’s decision, the teen’s guardian supports the teen’s wish to get an abortion.

Is she being forced to raise the child? Giving birth doesn’t make you a parent.

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone read the article? The judge told her to wait a couple days because she was distraught and grief stricken after a friend died. She previously wanted the pregnancy. Sounds like he just wanted her to take a breather before going forward. That doesn’t sound unreasonable. He didn’t say she wasn’t mature enough to get the abortion. Florida law says minors need parental consent because they lack the maturity to make the decision on their own. She has no parents so that’s why she has to to see the judge. I’m pro choice but y’all are taking the article out of context.

It’s so gross the way forced birthers try to excuse this stuff.

I’m PP and making assumptions here - but maybe the friend that died was a huge source of support for her. Article says she wanted the pregnancy previously - perhaps in her grief she feels she can’t do this without her friend. Especially without the father involved. That’s understandable. The judge just wants to her to pause because it sounds like there is a lot of turmoil in this poor girls life. A baby will make it worse, no doubt, but I get wanting to give her time to make sure it’s what she wants to do. There are no takebacks.

It’s so gross the way forced birthers try to excuse this stuff.

Anonymous wrote:Mature enough to be a parent, but not mature enough to get an abortion....

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/16/parentless-teen-cant-have-an-abortion-under-state-parental-consent-law-00052211
Florida court says teen isn't mature enough to get an abortion
The teen, identified only as Jane Doe 22-B, has no parents.

— A Florida court of appeal this week upheld a decision stating a 16-year-old teen could not get an abortion because she lacked the maturity to make such a decision, even after the parentless teen said she was not ready to have a child and is still in school.

An opinion released Monday by the Florida 1st District Court of Appeal upheld an earlier decision by a state court judge. That judge was not convinced the teen had demonstrated the maturity to choose to get an abortion. The teen, identified only as Jane Doe 22-B, has no parents but is in the care of Florida’s child welfare agency and has a guardian. She is about 10 weeks pregnant and currently resides with a relative.

“The minor states that she is sufficiently mature to make the decision, saying she ‘is not ready to have a baby,’ she doesn’t have a job, she is ‘still in school,’” the Monday order states. “And the father is unable to assist her.”

Florida abortion law requires parents to consent before a minor can have an abortion. But underage teens can also circumvent the consent requirement by asking for a waiver from a state circuit court judge. According to the appeal court’s decision, the teen’s guardian supports the teen’s wish to get an abortion.

Is she being forced to raise the child? Giving birth doesn’t make you a parent.