Florida: mentally retarded rape victims screwed by the system?

A Miami judge gave a multiply disabled woman, who has the mental capacity of a four-year-old, permission to receive abortion after she was raped and became pregnant. The ruling struck down Florida Gov Jeb Bush's request that a guardian be appointed for a mentally disabled rape victim's fet...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Off our backs 2003-07, Vol.33 (7/8), p.6-7
Hauptverfasser:	mizus, marisa, moody, maryam, privado, cindy, douglas, carol anne, collins, jill meredith, mata, elisa, dixon, lauren, stachowski, roxanne
Format:	Magazinearticle
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abortion Company legal issue Crimes against Judicial process Mental retardation news Rape victims Victims of crime Violence against women
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