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Florida judge rules 16-year-old is not 'mature' for abortion

An appeals court in Florida (USA) ruled that a 16-year-old girl with no recognized parents is not "mature" enough to have an abortion after the teenager requested to interrupt her pregnancy in a court of the first instance, so the state law would force her to have the child.

The teenager, who "is almost seventeen years old and has no parents," but does have a "designated guardian," according to an appeal filed in Escambia County, had gone to court to seek exemption from a state law that requires the consent of a parent or guardian to be able to have an abortion, something that was not granted.

According to local media such as Fox 6, Judge Scott Makar, of the Pensacola juvenile court, "discovered that the teenager did not adequately articulate her request."

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According to the judge's ruling, the 16-year-old girl had "failed to establish clear and convincing evidence" that she was "mature" enough to decide whether she wanted an abortion.

"Reading between the lines, it appears that the trial court wanted to give the minor, who was under additional stress due to the death of a friend, additional time to express a deeper understanding of the consequences of terminating a pregnancy," Makar wrote. in your appellate court order.

"This makes sense given that the minor, at least at one point, says she was open to having a child, but then changed her mind after considering her inability to care for a child in her current position in life," he added. magistrate.

Jane Doe 22- B

In the court documents to which Efe had access, it is realized that the teenager, presented as Jane Doe 22-B, currently has a legal guardian and is seeking a certificate for high school students known as the General Educational Development Test (GED). , by its acronym in English).

The program is designed to help young women who have experienced "trauma in their lives" and provides educational support and advice.

According to the appeal, the minor experienced "a new trauma (the death of a friend)" and shortly before that, she decided to seek termination of her pregnancy.

On July 1, a new law came into force in this state that prohibits abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with exceptions such as the mother's life being in danger if the procedure is not performed. Exceptions do not include cases of rape or incest.

Florida is among six states that require health care providers to notify and seek parental or legal guardian consent if a minor attempts an abortion.

Florida State Attorney Andrew Warren, suspended by Governor Ron DeSantis after saying he would not prosecute cases related to the abortion ban after 15 weeks, announced Wednesday that he will file a motion in court for his case.

Warren offered a press conference in which he announced that he will file a motion in federal court to appeal having been suspended by DeSantis, a decision that violates the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, he said.

The prosecutor said that his suspension also implies an abuse of power by DeSantis, which he understands would violate the Florida State Constitution.