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Originally posted by sageofages
I think the most salient point of this is "Florida's department of children and families intervened and took the matter to court, arguing the teenager, who is under the care of the state, " She is a ward of the court...making FL operating in the place of her parent.

Of course they are going to deny her right/ability to terminate this pregnancy. Consider their track record on "culture of life" issues..... Pregnancy on a 13 year old body is VERY HARD. Increase in complications, increase in birth defects, delivering a baby is hard work! and her body is still years from being mature.

After the child delivers her child..what then? The state will still be operating as her parent...will they force her to keep it, put it in state care or adoption. Does she even have any say in this at all? Where is her Guardian ad litem...she is definitely a child in need of a court appointed special advocate, cause perhaps the FL dhs is not really as objective as they should be here.

A> Florida law does not require minors to have parental consent for abortion.
B>

The girl, identified only as 'LG', had been due to have her 13-week pregnancy terminated last week, even lining up a social worker to give her a lift to the clinic, but was thwarted in court.

"Why can't I make my own decision? It's my business," she told circuit judge Ronald Alvarez when he granted a temporary injunction while LG undergoes psychological evaluation.

"It would make no sense to have the baby," said LG, who became pregnant after running away from her care home in January. "I'm 13, I'm in a shelter and I can't get a job."

At the heart of her case is a wrangle over whether the wishes of the state, LG's legal guardian since her removal from abusive parents, can trump her constitutional right to choose.

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C> The Morality Police of Tallahassee suck balls. I hope twice as many hurricanes hit them this year.