Decision blasts judge’s order to force abortion

Decision blasts judge’s order to force abortion - BostonHerald.com: In a December hearing, the Department of Mental Health applied for temporary guardianship for the parents of the 32-year-old woman — referred to as “Mary Moe” — to let them consent to an abortion for their daughter, who already had one child currently in their care.

Harms approved guardianship, ruling Moe could be “‘coaxed, bribed, or even enticed ... by ruse’ into a hospital where she would be sedated and an abortion performed,” the appellate ruling states. “Additionally ... and without notice, the judge directed that any medical facility that performed the abortion also sterilize Moe at the same time to avoid this painful situation from recurring.”

The decision notes that Moe, when asked whether she would have an abortion, told Harms she “wouldn’t do that,” but that based on her “substantial delusional beliefs,” Harms found Moe incompetent to make a decision.

An appeals court overturned the decision.

Related page from the Holocaust Museum: MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED: VICTIMS OF THE NAZI ERA

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