16 yr old hasn't proved she's mature enough to get abortion-So state will force her to have a child [View all]

Florida appeals court affirms an order prohibiting a parentless 16-year-old from terminating her pregnancy on the grounds that she has not proved she is mature enough to get an abortion. So the state will force her to have a child instead.

August 15, 2022
PER CURIAM.
Appellant, a minor, wishes to terminate her pregnancy. She
appeals the trial court’s dismissal of her petition seeking judicial
waiver of the parental/legal guardian notice and consent
provisions under section 390.01114, Florida Statutes. The trial
court found, based on the nonadversarial presentation below, that
Appellant had not established by clear and convincing evidence
that she was sufficiently mature to decide whether to terminate
her pregnancy. Having reviewed the record, we affirm the trial
court’s decision under the deferential standard of appellate review
set out in the governing statute. § 390.01114(6)(b)2., Fla. Stat.
(2022) (“The reason for overturning a ruling on appeal must be
based on abuse of discretion by the court and may not be based on
the weight of the evidence presented to the circuit court since the
proceeding is a nonadversarial proceeding.”). We note that section
390.01114 allows for a remand to the trial court with instructions
for a further ruling, but no such remand is warranted here. See id.
(“An appellate court must rule within 7 days after receipt of
appeal, but a ruling may be remanded with further instruction for
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a ruling within 3 business days after the remand.”). The trial
court’s order and findings are neither unclear nor lacking such that
a remand would be necessary for us to perform our review under
the statute.

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