Parentless Florida teen not ‘mature’ enough to seek abortion, court rules

Florida court denies abortion, saying 16-year-old not ‘sufficiently mature’ to choose

Anti-abortion rights demonstrators and abortion rights demonstrators rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington.Andrew Harnik, Associated PressA Florida appeals court affirmed a lower court decision denying an abortion for a 16-year-old on the grounds that she is not mature enough to decide whether to have one.In a handwritten petition, the teenager — identified only as Jane Doe 22-B — had asked the lower court to waive the state’s rule that …

​​Florida Court Rules Teen ‘Not Mature Enough’ To Have Abortion

A Florida court has ruled that a 16-year-old who initially petitioned to terminate her pregnancy, citing being a student and unemployed as reasons she is unprepared to have a baby, is not mature enough to make the decision to have an abortion. What do you think?Read more...

Anger as US court says teen not 'mature' enough for abortion

An appeals court in Florida has upheld a ruling that a 16-year-old girl is not "sufficiently mature" enough to get an abortion - a decision that sparked the ire of some US lawmakers.

Court: 16-year-old not 'mature enough' for abortion

A Florida appeals court has upheld a ruling in which a 16-year-old girl, pregnant in the tenth week, was not deemed “mature enough” to be allowed to have an abortion. The case now stirs anger and debate in the United States.

16-year-old in the US not “mature” enough for abortion

The incident is a “dangerous and terrible example of Florida's war against women,” criticizes Democratic MP Lois Frankel.

16-Jährige in den USA nicht "ausreichend reif" genug für Abtreibung

In Florida sorgt ein Gerichtsurteil für Empörung: Die Schwangere hatte erklärt, sie sei wegen ihrer Schulausbildung "nicht bereit, ein Baby zu haben"