http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/03/na...rtner=homepage
Florida Drops Effort to Block Abortion for 13-Year-Old
By ABBY GOODNOUGH
Published: May 3, 2005
MIAMI, May 2 - The state of Florida abandoned today its efforts to keep a pregnant 13-year-old girl from having an abortion, a day after a circuit court judge ruled that the teenager, who is in state custody, had a right to end her pregnancy.
"There will be no further appeals and we will respectfully comply with the court's decision," Marilyn Munoz, a district manager for the state's Department of Children and Families, said in a written statement, according to The Associated Press.
The judge, Ronald Alvarez of Palm Beach County Circuit Court, who temporarily blocked the abortion last week, ruled on Monday that the girl was competent to make decisions regarding her pregnancy and had the right to do so under the state's Constitution.
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