Girl Who Paid Man to Cause Miscarriage-Abortion Avoids Punishment, Condemned
Salt Lake City, UT (LifeNews.com) -- A Utah girl who paid a man to hit her in the stomach in an attempt to cause a miscarriage-abortion has been declared by a judge to not be guilty of violating any state law. The judge used a state abortion law that one state legislator was applied wrongly to absolve her of any responsibility. The case involves 21-year-old Aaron Harrison whom the unnamed 17-year-old girl asked in May to help her cause an abortion to kill her seven-month-old unborn child. The court documents show the girl's boyfriend had threatened to leave her if she did not get an abortion. Harrison, a friend of the girl, reportedly struck and bit her and she paid him $150 to do so. The unborn baby survived the attack and doctors induced labor so the baby could be born. Eighth District Juvenile Court Judge Larry Steele sided with the young woman's defense lawyer Rich King, who argued that, under Utah law she could not be held responsible. Judge Steele issued a four-page opinion last Thursday describing the actions as "shocking and crude" but saying her actions "fit the definition for an abortion. As such, she cannot be held criminally liable for her actions pursuant to the Utah abortion statutes." Ref. Source 1
Utterly nonsense! I completely disagree with this judge and his interpretation of the law. This girl should be held responsible as well as the person who helped her. I would like to know also what happened with the baby.
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