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Emma Beck

Ohio Supreme Court Hears Planned Parenthood

Ohio Supreme Court Hears Planned Parenthood

Secret Teen Abortion Case

Secret Teen Abortion Case

by Steven Ertelt by Steven Ertelt LifeNews.com Editor

LifeNews.com Editor

October 7, 2008October 7, 2008

Columbus, OH (LifeNews.com) --

Columbus, OH (LifeNews.com) -- The Ohio The Ohio

Supreme Court is holding a hearing today on a

Supreme Court is holding a hearing today on a

case involving a case involving a secret abortion

secret abortion on a 14-year-old on a 14-year-old

girl who was a victim of rape. A Cincinnati couple is

girl who was a victim of rape. A Cincinnati couple is

upset their daughter had an abortion at a local

upset their daughter had an abortion at a local

Planned Parenthood facility

Planned Parenthood facility without their without their

knowledge or consentknowledge or consent as required by state law.

as required by state law.

The girl's parents filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood of

The girl's parents filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood of

Southwest Ohio for violating the state's parental notification law by

Southwest Ohio for violating the state's parental notification law by

not telling them of her abortion, which may have been coerced.

not telling them of her abortion, which may have been coerced.

So enormous, so dreadful, so So enormous, so dreadful, so irremediable did the Trade's irremediable did the Trade's wickedness appear that my wickedness appear that my own mind was completely own mind was completely made up for Abolition.made up for Abolition.

Let the consequences be Let the consequences be what they would, I from this what they would, I from this time determined that I would time determined that I would never rest until I had effectednever rest until I had effectedits abolition.” its abolition.”

William WilberforceWilliam Wilberforce