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Forced abortion for a mentally ill woman? No way, says Mass. appeals court
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jan 19, 2012 03:44pm |
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| Category | Legal Ruling |
| Author | James Eng, msnbc.com |
| News Date | Thursday, January 19, 2012 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A Massachusetts appeals court has verbally skewered a judge who ordered that a mentally ill woman have an abortion against her will even if it meant she had to be “coaxed, bribed, or even enticed” into a hospital.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court this week overturned the ruling by Norfolk Probate Judge Christina L. Harms, who had also ordered that the 32-year-old woman, known as “Mary Moe,” be sterilized.
The appellate decision noted that Moe “has consistently expressed her opposition to abortion” and likely would “continue to do so if she were competent.”
As for the sterilization order, state Appellate Court Associate Justice Andrew R. Grainger wrote: “No party requested this measure, none of the attendant procedural requirements has been met, and the judge appears to have simply produced the requirement out of thin air.” |
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