Jackson, MS — Late Friday, March 28, a federal court in Jackson, Mississippi issued an emergency Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) barring the forced abortion of a pregnant 16 year old high school junior’s unborn child. The girl’s parents had scheduled the abortion for 8:00 a.m. Saturday, March 29, at the Jackson Women’s Health Organization on State Street.
The girl had pleaded with her parents to let her keep the baby, but they insisted that the abortion must take place. In desperation, the girl contacted attorneys at the AFA Center for Law & Policy on Thursday in hopes that legal action could stop the abortion. AFA attorneys Stephen M. Crampton and Michael J. DePrimo hastily prepared the lawsuit and successfully obtained the TRO from federal Judge William H. Barbour, Jr. late Friday afternoon, only hours before the abortion was scheduled to take place.
“If the right to choose means anything, it means that a mother-to-be may constitutionally decide to give her baby life. The law protects women who choose to keep their child as well as those who choose to abort,” said Steve Crampton, Chief Counsel for the Center for Law & Policy (the Center).
“A mother’s desire to protect her baby is among the strongest in life. While we are thankful the court entered the order, it is a sad fact that legal action was necessary to save the life of this unborn child,” added Mike DePrimo, Senior Litigation Counsel for the Center.
(This article courtesy of Steven Ertelt and the Pro-Life Infonet email newsletter. For more information or to subscribe go to www.prolifeinfo.org or email infonet@prolifeinfo.org.)
