BUDAPEST, Mar 25 (LSN) – Hungarian Welfare Minister Mihaly Kokeny vowed yesterday to allow a 13-year-old girl, known as “Katalin P,” to procure an abortion. Kokeny contradicted a decision made Friday in which Hungarian provincial court judge Eva Molnar attempted to save the life of the preborn child, ruling that Katalin could not go ahead with a “planned infanticide.” The Alfa Federation, a local pro-life group, appealed to the judge in the case for permission to name a guardian to represent the preborn child in court. Judge Molnar ruled that “The fetus’s right to life is stronger than the future mother’s right to self-determination.” Kokeny said the guardianship office had overstepped its authority and the court had never actually banned the abortion, making further appeals unnecessary. A Hungarian news agency reported that the girl went to a hospital in Kecskemet, eastern Hungary, for the abortion yesterday.
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HUNGARIAN HEALTH MINISTER VOWS TO ALLOW ABORTION
BUDAPEST, Mar 25 (LSN) – Hungarian Welfare Minister Mihaly Kokeny vowed yesterday to allow a 13-year-old girl, known as “Katalin P,” to procure an abortion. Kokeny contradicted a decision made Friday in which Hungarian provincial court judge Eva Molnar attempted to save the life of the preborn child, ruling that Katalin could not go ahead with a “planned infanticide.” The Alfa Federation, a local pro-life group, appealed to the judge in the case for permission to name a guardian to represent the preborn child in court. Judge Molnar ruled that “The fetus’s right to life is stronger than the future […]
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