 So there's been no shortage of absurd stories in post-war America that explains why abortion is necessary But this story is perhaps one of the most absurd stories I've seen just because of the reasoning that we are going to see from forced burthers who are in very very powerful Positions as Jessica Corbett of common dreams explains Reproductive rights advocates were outraged by a Florida appellate courts Monday decision Upholding a trial judges move to block a parentless 16 year old from getting an abortion a scambia County Circuit judge Jennifer J Freijai Chowitz Recently rejected the unidentified teens request for permission to bypass the parental notice and consent requirements under Florida law a Three-judge panel from the state's first district court of appeal upheld that decision Which critics called barbaric flabbergasting outrageous and unconscionable judges Harvey J And Rachel Nord be joined part by Judge Scott McCarre affirmed the decision of the trial court Which they said found the teen had not established by clear and convincing evidence that she was sufficiently mature To decide whether to terminate her pregnancy. So let that sink in for a moment Multiple adult judges are telling this teenager that she's not mature enough to get an abortion, but she's absolutely mature enough to raise a literal child Make it make sense because it doesn't and the story is so preposterous that it seems almost Unreal, but it's absolutely real and I want to show you the ruling for that fact because it's so unbelievable So slate writer Mark Joseph Stern highlighted the portion of interest which reads appellate had not established by clear and convincing Evidence that she was sufficiently mature to decide whether to terminate her pregnancy. So you have one circuit court judge Basically saying this and then you have three appeals court judges confirming. Yeah, we agree She's just not mature enough to get this abortion. She hasn't sufficiently demonstrated that she is mature enough to do this So you raise that baby What the fuck is wrong With people in our legal system. These are judges. They had to go to law school. I mean you have to at least Demonstrate some level of competence to pass the bar exam and here they are saying no no no this teenager has to give birth Because she's just not mature enough to have an abortion It's genuinely idiotic and it gets worse because judge McCarron was one of the three judges in this case Praised the circuit court judge for the way that she handled this case with a compassion and concern Those are the words that he used Now when you look at the actual details in this story as described by the judges who denied this abortion specifically judge Mark her in this particular instance. I mean it makes it seem Completely bizarre that they would deny this girl the abortion that she's requesting when she has Good legal reasoning for said abortion. So as McCarre detailed the minors almost 17 years old and parentless She lives with a relative but has an appointed guardian She is pursuing a GED with involvement in a program designed to assist young women who have experienced trauma in their lives By providing educational support and counseling the minor experienced renewed trauma the death of a friend shortly before she decided to seek Termination of her pregnancy her petition a standard form that she completed by hand stated two potential bases for a waiver Under the statute first the minor states that she is sufficiently mature to make the decision saying She is not ready to have a baby. She doesn't have a job She is still in school and the father is unable to assist her Second the minor states that her guardian is fine with what she wants to do Which would be a sufficient basis for a waiver of notice if other statutory requisites are met But yet multiple judges concluded mmm. Sorry You're just not mature enough for an abortion Have that baby now I Don't even know what to say in response to this These are the types of people who are making decisions about other Individuals bodies in this instance a teenager who is saying look. I don't have parents, but my guardian is saying this is okay Okay Can't have a baby right now don't have a job still in school. I can't and They're saying mmm too bad You're just not mature enough for an abortion What the fuck is wrong with this country? What the fuck is wrong with forced brothers? Their logic is so as backwards and even if I'm not necessarily surprised that multiple judges would come to this conclusion You just expect at least some level of common sense from the people Who are the arbiters of justice in American society judges? But in this instance two separate courts the circuit judge and three appeals court judges said Nope, no abortion for you teenager have that fucking baby There are some stories where I'm just kind of speechless and don't really know how to respond what type of commentary to offer But you know, this is definitely one of those stories because what do you even say to this? This is extremely stupid if anything these judges haven't sufficiently demonstrated that they are smart enough to be in that position of Power if you think that a teenager is not mature enough to have an abortion, but she's mature enough to have a baby You're not smart enough to be on any court I'm sorry. You shouldn't be interpreting the laws. You shouldn't be in that position What the fuck are we doing? How are these people getting positions of power when they are that fucking dumb? I mean, I'm sorry I don't need to know anything else about these judges. They're that fucking stupid if this is the rationale. I Just I don't know. I don't know how to make heads or tails of this now for those of you I don't know where the situation in Florida is that 15-week abortions are banned. This was signed into law by Rhonda Santis back in April. So I'm not necessarily sure Whether or not this teenager has passed the 15-week mark or if she's within the 15-week mark But she are a point but she requires parental consent I'm not necessarily sure about the specifics But the the rationale here the legal rationale used by these judges is what I'm most concerned with and the fact that they came to this conclusion and Multiple judges all came together and thought yeah, this makes sense It just goes to show you this country is doomed if people like this continue to hold positions of power