A judge in Italy ordered a 13-year-old girl from the town of Torino to have an abortion because the parents of the girl are opposed to the pregnancy. The father of the unborn child (a 15-year-old boyfriend)in this case also had no right or choice in the matter because the law states in Italy that minors must defer the decision to their parents. But what if the girl in this situation was opposed to abortion?
The girl has required unspecified treatment when she threatened suicide and went into a frenzy after the abortion. This story has set of a firestorm of bloggers commenting on both far ends of the spectrum. Should this girl have had the right to choose to see a doctor and decide on her own whether or not to keep the baby? If so, she would likely have felt tremendous pressure for her parents to choose to abort anyway. Parents that are willing to have a judge order an abortion for their own daughter who is already in a lost, confused, and pivotal moment in her life would surely have threatened to disown her, throw out of the house or some other sort of ex-communication. What 13-year-old girl stand a chance against in that situation?
Other comments I've read have pointed out that the parents will end up with the financial obligation if this baby is born so they absolutely should have a say in the decision. By that reasoning, could you set precedent to order other abortions based on what is or is not economically viable?
Worst of all is this girl who, for whatever reason, was unable to make decision responsibly but then denied acceptance, love, sensitivity, and a second chance.
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