Alabama Court of Civil Appeals

Court says Judge Wrongly Blocked Minor’s Abortion

Darryl Hood,
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by Darryl Hood

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals has overruled a judge who refused to give a minor permission for an abortion despite finding that she was mature enough to make the decision. Judges ruled in favor of the girl and granted judicial consent for the procedure. A juvenile judge last month found that the girl was adequately mature, but ruled that…