Florida court rules 16-year-old isn't 'mature' enough to have an abortion

A Florida Court of Appeal upheld a circuit judge's decision to stop a "parentless" 16-year-old girl from having an abortion, saying she " I'm not mature." She's enough to end the pregnancy.

This teenage girl was seeking a court waiver to terminate the pregnancy. That is, she wanted to be able to proceed without the written consent of a parent or guardian. Circuit Court Judge Jennifer J. Frydrychowicz, who is registered as a Republican, initially denied the diversion,reporting CBS News that her three judges on the First District Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal.

In its ruling, the court ruled that she had failed to present "clear and convincing evidence that she was mature enough to decide whether to terminate the pregnancy."

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Published OnlineRuling Is , the teen has no parents and a legal guardian. She is currently pursuing her GED and participates in a program for young women who have "experienced trauma in their lives by providing educational support and counseling."

In a petition for an abortion, the girl said she was "not ready to have a baby,", had no job, was "still in school," and had a father. can't help her, reports NBC News.

According to Fox8, the pregnant girl said in her petition that the appointed guardian "has no problem doing what she wants"

The Court of Appeal ruled that if a parent "consents for the termination of a minor's pregnancy, only a written waiver from the parent is required." There is."

The Court of Appeals also ruled that the trial court had given her teenager "additional time” was written to be considered. her decision.

"Reading between the lines, the court of first instance wanted to give the minor, who had been extra stressed by the death of his friend, additional time to demonstrate a more acute understanding of the consequences of abortion. It seems that he did.” The judge ruled. "While the minor said she was, at least at one point, open to having children, she then said she would not be able to care for them at her current station. This makes some sense, given that it changed her outlook on life."

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Scott Makar, the ruling judge,and two other judgeswho only partially agreed with the judgment of

In the court's ruling, he noted that the teenage girl had shown maturity and explained that she was "not ready to have a baby".

He also noted that Frydrychowicz left her decision free. Given the open-ended nature of the order and the time pressures presented, I would remand the case to the court of first instance," Makar wrote.