A divided federal appeals court delayed final resolution of the case of a 17-year-old pregnant migrant in federal detention who is seeking an abortion, giving the Trump administration until the end of this month to find a private sponsor who can house her and will allow her to obtain the procedure.The one Democratic appointee on the panel, Judge Patricia Millett, dissented, saying that further delay of Doe’s right to have an abortion was unwarranted.
“In this context, timing profoundly matters,” she wrote, noting that at this stage of a pregnancy, each passing day can “increase the health risks associated with an abortion procedure.” By the end of the month, when Doe would be 17 weeks pregnant, she probably would no longer be able to use the abortion clinic near the shelter and would have to travel to a clinic in north Texas hundreds of miles away, Millett added.
Lawyers for the ACLU, which represents Doe, expressed disappointment with the ruling. During the hearing, lawyers noted that finding a sponsor is often a lengthy process that involves extensive vetting.
“Justice is delayed yet again for this courageous and persistent young woman. She continues to be held hostage and prevented from getting an abortion because the Trump administration disagrees with her personal decision,” Brigitte Amiri, senior staff attorney with the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project, said in a statement. “We are investigating all avenues to get justice for her.”
Looking closer at this decision I find it appalling that the Trump administration is trying to tell a women what they should do with their bodies. This situation is unfair to the only person that maters in this debacle is Jane Doe. I see it as its here body she can use it any way she please. She has two option basically , to go home and do the abortion, or stay and have the baby. These option doesn't benefit Jane doe in the long run because she still doesn't want the baby, and the longer she waits the more dangerous the procedure is to conduct. Do you agree that the states can make the decision for females whether or not they can have the procedure. http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-immigrant-abortion-20171020-story.html
This is horrible it's not as if she was asking for alot she doesn't feel like she is ready and the baby is no fully grown now and at least she's trying to do something about it. They are treating her as if she is not a person in search of help and just some thing whining about at problem it has and that is extremely unfair. I'm very happy that she is being persistent and not backing down though because they should be giving her justice not these harsh treatments toward her well being since the courts are still detainig her because she is an immigrant although they are not looking at the other picture where she is still pregnant but trying to abort the baby. It's just a shame how she is being treated overall
ReplyDeletethis is very unconstitutional because the government cannot tell anyone what o do with there body because it is not in the constitution and women have the fundamental right to do what they please with there body.
ReplyDeleteThis has been the case for a long time. Many people have not appealed to the women getting abortions. They feel like with abortions, a women is taking a life away from the world. But the drawbacks from a women not recieving an abortion can be detrimental. A women not going through an abortion, though she wanted the procedure can lead to psychological issues. The fact is that this situation is not constitutional. It is her body and her child. If she doesen't want the child, then it is her choice. She has rights likes everyone else. She should be given the procedure.
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