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Florida Judge OKs Abortion for 13-Year-Old
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Posted by: MarkSentMe
Updated: 12:49 PM EDT
Florida Judge OKs Abortion for 13-Year-Old
Governor Says State Will Not Appeal Case Any Further
By JILL BARTON, AP
Gov. Bush says it's a "tragedy" that the teen's "baby will be lost."
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (May 3) - A judge ruled that a 13-year-old girl at the center of an abortion fight with the state may terminate her pregnancy, and Gov. Jeb Bush said Tuesday that the state will not appeal further.
Juvenile Judge Ronald Alvarez ruled Monday that the teen, who has been in state custody for four years, would not be physically or emotionally harmed by the procedure. Last week, Alvarez blocked the girl's abortion until a psychological evaluation was completed.
''He ruled that she is competent, that she has made a decision and that she has a right to act on that decision,'' said Howard Simon, executive director of the Florida American Civil Liberties Union, which represented the girl.
It was unclear Tuesday whether the girl, 14 weeks pregnant and known only as L.G. in court papers, had yet undergone an abortion. Calls to the girl's attorneys seeking an update were not immediately returned.
State Department of Children & Families spokeswoman Marilyn Munoz said the agency would ''respectfully comply with the court's decision.'' She declined to provide further details.
''We are working for the best interest of the young girl,'' Munoz said.
The teen became pregnant after running away from the DCF shelter where she lives.
''It's a tragedy that a 13-year-old girl would be in a vulnerable position where she could be made pregnant and it's a tragedy that her baby will be lost,'' Bush said in Tallahassee.
The department had argued that the girl was too young and immature to decide for herself to have an abortion. The agency said state law prohibited the agency from consenting to the procedure.
The girl told the judge last week as part of the psychological evaluation process that she wanted an abortion, citing her age and no way to support a baby. The girl's ACLU attorneys argued that Florida law protects a minor's right to choose an abortion.
A measure is moving through the state Legislature to require notification of parents or guardians when girls seek abortion. In 2003, the Florida Supreme Court struck down a 1999 law requiring parents to be notified if their minor daughters seek an abortion.
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How absolutely tragic. To say that the girl will not be emotionally harmed by the "procedure" is a LIE! Obviously no one ever brought this child to church and let her hear the words of our Lord Jesus Christ. My duaghter is 13 years old. She does not know my pain, but she DOES know that abortion is wrong and knows that it is done, not as a last resort, but usually as an "easy way out". Little do people realize that that will stay with them the rest of their lives. Someone lied to this young child that it's 'nothing' and that she can just go on with her life, good as new. Maybe if we didn't live in such a throw-away society...
Shame on whomever told her that she would be unable to care for the baby...
We give assistance of every kind to those who come to our country illegally; she would have qualified for help and at the very least could have given that baby up for adoption. What a twisted bunch of lies this child has been fed. 
I pray that the laws requiring parents to be informed of what their children are doing are reinstated and upheld.
May God hold this baby in his loving arms until the day he can be reunited with his mother, whom has been lied to and robbed from. May those who were entrusted in her care and those who lied to her be held accountable.
Posted by: christythompson
Jesus
I pray for this child
I pray for the child within her
I pray for conscience within our country
within our courts, goverment and laws
God wake us up to value life
wake us up to not be insensitive
guiled into accepting abortion as a country.
God let there be a change of heart
Intervene
Please save these children
I pray for this 13 year old and pray she not longer be molested
I pray for loving christians to care for her
I pray she feel loved, and not seek it through sex.
Heal her wounds emotionally.
God, on bended knee in humility I ask this
Amen
Posted by: Remnant7
Father, send Your ministers to this girl to share You with her. Speak to her heart, mind and soul and awaken her conscience. We rebuke the evil one working in this situation and we pray that You will cut the head off the ACLU's organization and send them scattering, causing dissention and confusion within this evil organization's ranks. Continue to give the American Center for Law and Justice Your blessings and protections when countering the ACLU! Bless them as they fight on the front lines in the American judicial system, winning battles at the Supreme Court. Give our elected officials the moral courage to protect all of our citizens, particularly the elderly and children. Father, let those who are working feverishly to destroy the moral fabric of our country fail miserably. Let christians stand up and be counted in this country, contacting senators, congressmen, officials at all levels, telling them they will not be voted in another term if they don't start making laws that protect it's citizens! Lord, have mercy on this girl and help her to get a understanding of what she is doing. We pray a hedge of protection around her and stand in the gap for her to make the moral decision, to save this child's life. In Jesus Name, amen.
Posted by: Remnant7
Father, I pray that you will shut these atheistic judges down in Jesus Name, amen.
Posted by: FriendOfGod
Nooooooo! 
Posted by: Christian Commando
Dear Lord Jesus- How I totally agree in prayer over this situation. Please touch her heart and mind to stop this. give her the confidence to give it life for adoption to good parents. In Jesus Name- Amen!!