A Fourth Young Immigrant Woman Is Being Blocked by the Trump Administration From Obtaining...
Source: The ACLU
A Fourth Young Immigrant Woman Is Being Blocked by the Trump Administration From Obtaining an Abortion
By Brigitte Amiri, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project
JANUARY 11, 2018 | 10:15 AM
First there was Jane Doe. Then there were Jane Roe and Poe. Now Jane Moe has come to our attention.
Earlier this week, we learned that yet another 17-year-old immigrant in government custody was being blocked by the Trump administration from obtaining an abortion.
Jane Moe, who is believed to be in her second trimester of pregnancy, made clear her desire to terminate her pregnancy two weeks ago. Private funds are available to pay for her abortion, and staff at the shelter where she is being held are willing to accompany Ms. Moe to a clinic, but as in three prior cases, the government is refusing to allow
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), the federal agency responsible for unaccompanied immigrant minors, has implemented a blanket policy prohibiting abortion, in all circumstances except if the person’s life is in danger. Last month, the ACLU learned through court papers that the head of ORR, Scott Lloyd, who had a history of anti-abortion activism before being appointed to the position, refused to allow Jane Poe to receive an abortion even though he knew her pregnancy was the result of rape in her home country.
Read more: https://www.aclu.org/blog/reproductive-freedom/abortion/fourth-young-immigrant-woman-being-blocked-trump-administration
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