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tblue

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13. Not mature enough to decide?

Reply to Seedersandleechers (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2013, 12:46 AM

Oct 2013

But plenty mature enough to endure a healthy pregnancy and give birth to a child? And after what she's already been through?

Where's the logic? Where's the humanity???

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Neb. high court nixes teen's request for abortion [View all] Seedersandleechers Oct 2013 OP

This is really tragic... Hulk Oct 2013 #1

Sad EgyptianDentist Oct 2013 #2

Wait, what the fuck? Scootaloo Oct 2013 #3

Exactly!!! elleng Oct 2013 #5

+1,000,000 cosmicone Oct 2013 #7

No kidding! bobGandolf Oct 2013 #19

Oppressive assholes. nt valerief Oct 2013 #4

She's a female. She shouldn't have to ask anybody what she can do with her body... BlueJazz Oct 2013 #6

Why the HELL are a bunch of medically clueless MEN deciding on a girl's medical decisions? alp227 Oct 2013 #8

. blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #9

Well I guess those nuts were right, we DO have Sharia law right here in the USA. SunSeeker Oct 2013 #10

+ 100 SoapBox Oct 2013 #12

So now she gets force fed and chained to a table to deliver? SoapBox Oct 2013 #11

Not mature enough to decide? tblue Oct 2013 #13

Read the decision, the Court Rule the 17 year old NEVER made that argument. happyslug Oct 2013 #15

Actual Court Opinion happyslug Oct 2013 #14

So this is due to her making the petition by herself instead of her parents? sakabatou Oct 2013 #17

Remember she is in foster care. happyslug Oct 2013 #21

Was this an immaculate conception? LastLiberal in PalmSprings Oct 2013 #16

Idiots aren't mature enough to judge a dog and pony show. GeorgeGist Oct 2013 #18

These Judges (term used loosely) must be dragged out of the 12th Century warrant46 Oct 2013 #20