Posted on 06/24/2019 1:51:19 PM PDT by Kaslin
The English Court of Appeals has reversed a decision to force a woman with developmental disabilities to have an abortion, overturning a decision from Justice Nathalie Lieven on June 21 in England's Court of Protection. The woman in question is 22 weeks pregnant, meaning the abortion would've been late-term. In her ruling, Lieven explained that she "has to operate" in the woman's "best interests, not on society's views of termination.” She reportedly accepted the opinion of NHS trust, which concluded that an abortion would be less traumatic for the pregnant woman than giving birth.
In its overturning, the Court of Appeals ruled that “doctors must not be allowed to perform an abortion on a pregnant mentally-ill woman."
Pro-life advocates were outraged over the initial ruling, including those here across the pond. On Monday, before the Court of Appeals's reversal, Rubio sent an urgent letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan asking them to grant the pregnant woman a temporary non-immigrant visa to seek alternative medical care here in the States.
"I write with grave concern about the case of a 22-week pregnant Catholic woman with developmental disabilities in the United Kingdom who—against the wishes of her and her Nigerian-origin mother—is being required by a British court to undergo a forced late-term abortion, in what I believe to be a clear human rights violation," Rubio wrote. "I urge your Departments to quickly investigate this case and, within all applicable laws and regulations, to offer assistance to her and her mother in seeking alternative medical care either in the United States through a temporary non-immigrant visa or through humanitarian parole for a temporary period due to this urgent humanitarian emergency, or at medical facilities in a third country that will not compel her to undergo a forced late-term abortion."
Pro-life groups commended Rubio for bringing attention to the case, because he just may have had something to do with the UK's change of heart.
“We are thankful and relieved that mother and child will be spared a monstrous injustice,” SBA List President Marjorie Dannenfelser said. “Forced abortion is a horrific violation of the human rights of both unborn children and their mothers. Justice Lieven’s order reeks of eugenics and is the type of oppression one would expect to see under a totalitarian regime, like China’s brutal state-enforced population control. Such a ruling could not occur in a vacuum – it exposes a culture of devaluation of human life and prejudice toward individuals with disabilities, right up to the most elite levels of society. The silence of the abortion lobby and their political allies on this atrocity is deafening. We thank Senator Rubio for his pro-life leadership and will never rest in our fight to end the violence of abortion.”
I’m going to think positively here, & assume someone among those who fought the forced abortion order is stepping forward to accept responsibility for the child & likely the mother as well.
As the story notes, the mother WANTS the child, but was overruled by an activist judge who cited her disability as his reason.
The key phrase here is “forced abortion” which is a bad precedent & one more giant step down the slippery slope.
Forced abortions have been the law of the land in China for decades.
The state has NO business ordering women to have abortions.
Are you saying “my body, my choice” doesn’t apply only when the woman wants the child?
There are already millions of women exercising their “choice” to kill their babies for convenience, who fall back on your rationale as an excuse.
I can’t understand why you would so vehemently object to people stepping forward to save ONE wanted child.
Ah, you’d prefer death—for yourself & anyone else— rather than encouraging a “Loser” who stands up for life.
Because you’ve got “principles” & you’re sticking to them.
You sound like a loser to me.
I don’t object at all to anyone stepping forward. But somebody had better step forward. The mother’s mother. A well-meaning Brit or American. Anyone. So long as they do step forward. Once you save the baby’s life, its care and raising is now paramount.
Pardon me, I misspoke.
I see now that you’re a *retarded* loser.
you need to work on your ‘principles’ LOLOLOLOL.
Hey keep saying the word ‘principles’ like a loser GOPe idiot.
Actually, I’d prefer to keep saying the word “retarded,” until you go back to Dummie Underground whence you obviously came.
That’s a hateful word. Stop acting like Romney or even worse Rubio or Shapiro.
That’s a hateful word. Stop acting like Romney or even worse Rubio or Shapiro.
Now you’re accusing me of hate speech?
You’re the one attacking pro-life people.
Keep talking, retard. You’re outing yourself more & more.
Using the word “retard” is something most of us stopped doing in first grade. The rest stopped in 2nd grade... You are doing it still to show how much hate you have for yourself. You want yourself to look dumb and also insensitive.
Aww, you want me to be all sensitive & politically correct & afraid to hurt your feewings?
That’s just wetarded.
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