“In what world is a 16-year-old too immature to have an abortion, but mature enough to give birth and raise a child?” demanded Ohio Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty on Twitter, supported by her colleagues Bonnie Watson Coleman ( Democrat, New Jersey) and Kathryn Clark (Democrat, Massachusetts).
US lawmakers rallied Wednesday against the “war on women” after a Florida appeals court upheld a first-instance verdict that found a 16-year-old girl whose parents have died was not “mature enough” to have an abortion.
“In what world is a 16-year-old too immature to have an abortion, but mature enough to give birth and raise a child?” demanded Ohio Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty on Twitter, supported by her colleagues Bonnie Watson Coleman ( Democrat, New Jersey) and Kathryn Clark (Democrat, Massachusetts).
In what world is a 16 year old too immature to receive an abortion but mature enough to commit to carrying and raising a child?
MAGA-Republicans haven’t wasted any time weaponizing the loss of Roe against women and girls everywhere.
https://t.co/Dv7V9BAv5C— Rep. Joyce Beatty (@RepBeatty) August 17, 2022
“This is a dangerous and horrific example of Florida’s war on women,” said Lois Frankel, a Democrat who represents the state, calling the decision “unacceptable” and calling on everyone to “fight for health, safety and women’s freedom”.
On social media sites, many also highlighted the absurdity of the verdict and expressed outrage, with several using a hashtag calling for a boycott of Florida.
An appeals court on Monday upheld Escambia County Circuit Judge Jennifer Fridrikovich’s decision to deny a 16-year-old’s request for an abortion. The young woman, referred to in the documents under the pseudonym “Jane Doe 22-B”, did not prove – the court ruled – that she is “mature enough to decide to terminate her pregnancy”.
This verdict was issued less than two months after the historic change of the US Supreme Court, which at the end of June overturned the constitutional guarantee of the right to abortion, which had preempted the same in 1973 with its historic verdict in the Roe v. Wade case, giving discretion to each state separately to legislate on the matter.
Some ten US states have already taken the opportunity to outlaw abortions, in most cases without exception, even in cases of incest, rape or danger to the life of the expectant mother, and women’s rights organizations fear that they will see the same happening in roughly half of the US states.
In Florida, abortion remains legal until the 15th week after the last menstrual period.
“Jane Doe 22-B” was only ten weeks pregnant when she made the request to have this type of surgery, as she could not secure the consent of at least one of her parents, both of whom are deceased. Parental consent is a prerequisite for minors to obtain an abortion in Florida.
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