Quote of the Day
May 1st, 2005 at 12:49 am by Susan
She sounds smarter than a lot of adults:
“Why can’t I make my own decision?”That was the blunt question to a judge from a pregnant 13-year-old girl ensnared in a Palm Beach County court fight over whether she can have an abortion.
“I don’t know,” Circuit Judge Ronald Alvarez replied, according to a recording of the closed hearing obtained Friday.
“You don’t know?” replied the girl, who is a ward of the state. “Aren’t you the judge?”


