Thursday June 26, 2003

Unborn Florida Child Will Be Allowed to Live

ORLANDO, June 26, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The unborn child of a mentally handicapped rape victim will be allowed to live, a Florida judge has decided. The child, who is at six months gestation, will not have a separate guardian appointed for him or her, as Governor Jeb Bush had hoped. But the baby will be allowed to come to term under the supervision of the mother's guardian, Patti Jarrell.

Ms. Jarrell actually recommended to the judge that, "completing the pregnancy/delivering the child is in J.D.S.'s best interest." (J.D.S. is the name under which the mother appears in court documents.)

Edward Jordan, the lawyer for one of two women who are seeking to be named the child's guardian, vowed to continue his appeals "to make sure the interests of the child are protected during gestation."

For local coverage:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-06-25-rape-victim-conception_x.htm

URL: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2003/jun/03062604.html

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