Abortion rights groups want Douglas County judge investigated over comments
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Martha Stoddard
LINCOLN Abortion rights groups want Douglas County District Judge Peter Bataillon investigated for comments he made to a 16-year-old foster child seeking an abortion.
The girl had gone to court seeking permission to get an abortion without parental consent, an option allowed under Nebraska law.
Bataillon denied permission, ruling that the girl was not mature enough to decide on her own whether to have an abortion.
Before making the ruling, he asked the girl if she understood that when you have the abortion, it's going to kill the child inside you.
FULL story at link.
Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20131018/NEWS/131018665/1685#abortion-rights-groups-want-douglas-county-judge-investigated-over-comments
Nebraska Supreme Court rejects foster child's abortion request: http://www.omaha.com/article/20131004/NEWS/131009292/1685
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)okaawhatever
(9,462 posts)to raise a child. Hypocrisy much? Yeah, the judge was probably hired/elected/promoted based on his right to life work he did before he took the bench. If we can't change the Constitution we'll ignore it. Battle cry of the right.
auntsue
(277 posts)she should - one, make him pay child support; two, sue him for assault
I know, it's a reach
Solly Mack
(90,773 posts)POS judge
DallasNE
(7,403 posts)Omaha Steve
(99,659 posts)Petition: http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/get-involved/nejudge-srvy-naral.html#.UmL14FMliRN
Call on the state of Nebraska to investigate the judge who put his personal politics ahead of the welfare of the young woman he was supposed to be serving.
A 16-year-old woman living in foster care in Nebraska was forced to go before an anti-choice judge to get permission for a legal abortion and was denied.
Judge Peter Bataillon who has a long history of anti-choice activism such as helping Operation Rescue protesters beat criminal charges and running a Right to Life group in Omaha asked Emily* if she knew that "when you have the abortion it's going to kill the child inside you." Then he ruled against her on the grounds of insufficient maturity.
It was clear from the moment that Emily pled her case that Judge Bataillon had no intention of giving her a fair trial. We've filed a petition demanding a state investigation into whether he has ruled impartially on this and other abortion-related cases. Will you join us?
If you agree that Judge Bataillon sounds like he's still reliving his days of defending Operation Rescue activists against stalking charges or can't forget the time he spent as president of his local Right To Life organization, sign the petition now demanding a review of his qualifications for office.
* Not her real name
Sign at link.
Petition to Nebraska Commission on Judicial Qualifications
Please investigate whether Judge Peter Bataillon has ruled impartially on abortion-related matters or if he's brought the prejudice of his years of anti-abortion activism with him to the bench.
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