A Florida judge ruled that a parentless 16-year-old girl in the Panhandle was not “sufficiently mature” to end her pregnancy. She was seeking a waiver due to a state law that requires minors to get parental consent for an abortion.
The fight over abortion in Florida is a step closer to the state Supreme Court. Minutes after a judge signed an order Tuesday declaring the state's new limit on abortions up to 15 weeks unconstitutional, the state filed an emergency stay.Panhandle was not "sufficiently mature" to end her pregnancy while seeking a waiver from a state law that requires minors to get parental consent for an abortion.
The teen, known as Jane Doe 22-B in court papers, had told the lower court that she wasn’t ready to have a baby, didn’t have a job and the father was unable to assist her. She was pursuing a GED and living with a relative. The teen also told the lower court that her appointed guardian was "fine" with her decision to have an abortion.But the juvenile court judge in Pensacola found that the teen didn’t adequately articulate her request.
The appeals court, in its decision, said it appeared the lower court anticipated a renewed application. "Reading between the lines, it appears that the trial court wanted to give the minor, who was under extra stress due to a friend’s death, additional time to express a keener understanding of the consequences of terminating a pregnancy," Judge Scott Makar wrote in the appellate court order.
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