Judge grants abortion request by Palm Beach County girl, 13
A Palm Beach County judge ruled on Monday that a pregnant 13-year-old girl could get an abortion, saying she had a constitutional right to the procedure despite objections from the state social services agency in charge of her care.
"Legally speaking, it's not a difficult decision to make," Circuit Judge Ronald Alvarez said. "Morally speaking, it's a very difficult decision for this court to make. ... But I'm not here to make the moral decision. I'm here to make the legal decisions."
The teen has been the center of an emotional legal dispute that has rippled into the national debate on parental notification laws. The girl's attorney said in court Monday afternoon that the abortion was "imminent" and scheduled for that day. Alvarez also ordered the Department of Children & Families, the girl's legal guardian, to either transport her for the procedure or turn her over to her attorneys, who would have temporary custody until the abortion was complete.But it was unclear how at least one appeal could affect the case or whether the teen actually had undergone the procedure.
This is the result when morals are null and void and we let children acts like adults and make decisions they are not qualified to make.
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