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Wednesday December 15, 2004
UK Mother Wins Right to Challenge Parental Consent Law
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MANCHESTER, December 15, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A mother-of-five, battling to overturn the UK's parental notification laws, has been granted leave to challenge the laws in court. Current UK law allows girls under 16 years old to obtain abortions without a parent's permission.
Sue Axon, 50, from Baguley, Manchester, sought a judicial review from the High Court, challenging the Health Department guidelines. She told scotsman.com news that she experienced long-term ill effects from her own abortion 20 years ago.
Axon says legal guidelines allowing under-age girls access to abortion without parental consent is unlawful. She has two girls aged 12 and 15. During an October television interview she said, "I feel that as a mother they have taken away my right to protect my children. I am prepared to make a stand and challenge them."
Her lawyer will argue that parents are kept in the dark about major medical decisions affecting their children, only in "exceptional circumstances," as already decreed by Britain's House of Lords.
"Abortion is a terrible thing and only in the most exceptional circumstances should children be allowed it without parental consent," Axon said. "I want legislation to allow me to be told - not necessarily to stop it - but to be informed at least".
Mr Justice Hughes said Monday there were sufficient grounds for Axon to pursue her case with the High Court.
Read scotsman.com coverage: http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3890460
Read former LifeSiteNews.com coverage:
UK Mother Demands Parents be Informed of Minors' Abortion
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2004/oct/04101808.html
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