6/18/2003

Guardian for the Fetus

Florida Governor Jeb Bush wants a guardian appointed for a woman's fetus. The woman is 22 years old but is severely retarded and has the mental capacity of a child.  She was raped and is now six months pregnant. This from the Orlando Sentinel:
Susan England with Florida NOW said: "If third parties are allowed to represent the fetus under these circumstances, there is no logical reason they would not seek to do so in the case of a competent pregnant woman considering an abortion or medical treatment detrimental to her fetus."
The state of Florida wants to force this poor retarded woman to give birth.  I mean she doesn't even know her own name. Will the right-to-lifers stop at nothing?