Pregnant teen sues parents over abortion

[WESGATORS]

There's pro-life, there's pro-choice, and then there's this...

http://www.click2houston.com/news/Pr...j/-/index.html

HOUSTON - A lawsuit claims a 16-year-old girl is being coerced to have an abortion against her will.

The teen is two months pregnant and is represented by lawyers with the Texas Center for Defense of Life. A judge granted a temporary restraining order to save the baby's life.

"We were asking judge to stop them physically forcing her to have an abortion. She is legally protected. They cannot drag her to get an abortion, force an abortion on our client," attorney Stephen Casey said.

The lawsuit is eight pages long and details alleged verbal abuse by the teen's parents.

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[gatorman_07732]

What an ugly situation

[MichiGator2002]

I will be curious to see if NARAL or PP vocally advocate for this girl's reproductive rights.

[Tim85]

Originally Posted by MichiGator2002

I will be curious to see if NARAL or PP vocally advocate for this girl's reproductive rights.

Ah, you beat me to it!

[Spurffelbow833]

So will the purpose of this trial be to establish whether the mother is viable?

[JerseyGator01]

Planned Parenthood and the like prefer that parents never find out about a teen's decision to have an abortion.

[PSGator66]

She should consider an adoption but I cannot speak to something that I am not involved with.

[Tim85]

I wonder if we'll see certain groups come out in defense of this girl's right to protect her body.