W., A., a Minor, In the Matter of
| Docket Number: | 2001-CA-01920-SCT | |
| Supreme Court: |
Opinion Date: 09-26-2002 Opinion Author: DIAZ, Holding: AFFIRMED |
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| Additional Case Information: |
Judge(s) Concurring: PITTMAN, C.J., SMITH, P.J., WALLER, COBB, EASLEY, CARLSON AND GRAVES,
JJ., Non Participating Judge(s): McRAE, P.J., Procedural History: Bench Trial Nature of the Case: Age / Race Discrimination |
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| Trial Court: |
Date of Trial Judgment: 12-07-2001 Appealed from: Adams County Chancery Court Judge: George Ward Disposition: Chancery Court of Adams County, Mississippi, which denied A.W.'s Petition of an Unemancipated Minor for Waiver of Parental Consent to Abortion. |
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| Note: | This Court found that the record supported the chancellor's ultimate findings that A.W. was not mature and wellinformed enough to make the abortion decision on her own and that the performance of the abortion would not be in her best interest. In this opinion we explain, in greater detail, the reasons for the affirmance of the judgment below. | |
| Party Name: | Attorney Name: | |||
| Appellant: | IN THE MATTER OF A. W., A MINOR |
EILEEN M. MAHER |
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