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Florida girl has abortion blocked
This is a difficult article to agree or disagree with.
On one hand the child is far too young to comprehend the impact that may affect her pyschological well-being by having an abortion,and on the other hand, she is also way too young to be a mother. Nature decides when the body is sufficiently formed to enable conception, however, society has changed, girls/young women of child bearing ages have lost the insight and instinct to parent.
My mother use to say if you think you are old enough to indulge in adult activities, then you are old enough to bear the responsibilities that go along with the actions.
Bottom line to me is, the law states a minor does not need parental approval to have an abortion but that does not equate to a Judge being able to decide who can or can't have the procedure performed. As the law exists, it has taken parental responsibility away from the girl's family and can be construed as a green light for underaged sex.
Florida girl has abortion blocked: "A pregnant 13-year-old girl in Florida has been told she cannot have an abortion because she lacks the maturity to make such a decision.
A state court granted an injunction which prevents the girl from terminating her pregnancy."
On one hand the child is far too young to comprehend the impact that may affect her pyschological well-being by having an abortion,and on the other hand, she is also way too young to be a mother. Nature decides when the body is sufficiently formed to enable conception, however, society has changed, girls/young women of child bearing ages have lost the insight and instinct to parent.
My mother use to say if you think you are old enough to indulge in adult activities, then you are old enough to bear the responsibilities that go along with the actions.
Bottom line to me is, the law states a minor does not need parental approval to have an abortion but that does not equate to a Judge being able to decide who can or can't have the procedure performed. As the law exists, it has taken parental responsibility away from the girl's family and can be construed as a green light for underaged sex.
Florida girl has abortion blocked: "A pregnant 13-year-old girl in Florida has been told she cannot have an abortion because she lacks the maturity to make such a decision.
A state court granted an injunction which prevents the girl from terminating her pregnancy."
posted by Mae at 5:39 PM
2 Comments:
I've never understood that...where the law states a minor doesn't need parental approval for an abortion. If a minor needs any other non life threatening medical attention, they must have parental or guardian approval. When my sister was 15 years old she cut her hand and required a couple stitches. The hospital she was taken to was 15 miles from home and my mother had to drive up and sign papers before they would stitch her hand even though my mom told them on the phone to do the stitches and she would be up to sign the papers. But, if my sister had gone in for an abortion, they would have preformed it without my mothers knowledge or approval. Could somebody answer me why no parental approval is needed for a procedure which can have emotional and physical impacts on a child but parental approval is needed just to stop some minor bleeding?
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