HOUSTON, April 15, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A jury returned a mixed verdict Wednesday in the case of Cherise Hughes, who procured an abortion from a Texas abortionist while still underage, using fake identification. After two hours of deliberation, the jury concluded that the abortionist was negligent—but only to a 10 percent degree. The jury held Hughes responsible for the remaining 90 percent, for faking the identification in order to procure the abortion. The abortionist committed the abortion on an underage girl, without notifying her parents, on the faith that the 17 year-old was telling the truth about her age.
A psychologist who evaluated Hughes one year after her abortion testified that she suffered from “post-abortion syndrome.”
Jared Woodfill, an attorney for Hughes, told ABC’s Eyewitness News, “This case is about following the law. And the reality is, if you perform an abortion on a minor, you need to notify their parent. In this case, the doctor didn’t do that. … The law says specifically that if you’re under 18, you’re still a minor. It doesn’t matter if you’re 10, 11, 12, 13… It doesn’t matter if you’re one day short of being 18, the law says you’re still a minor. And that’s what we’re talking about here.” Read local coverage: https://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/041404_local_4pmabortion.html Read related LifeSiteNews.com coverage “Texas Woman Suing Abortionist for Abortion she Regrets,” at: https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2004/mar/04033105.html