The teen was hoping to bypass a law requiring parental consent for abortion.
In her initial court filing, the teen said her guardian was "fine" with her pursuing an abortion.
Judges Harvey Jay and Rachel Nordby concurred with the entire decision, holding that the case did not need to be returned to the circuit judge. Judge Scott Makar stood by the decision to block the bypass, but dissented against closing the case, instead asserting that the teen's request should be returned to the circuit judge for further consideration.
The ruling said the teen had endured "renewed trauma" as her friend died shortly before she sought to obtain an abortion.Makar continued to write that the teen said in a court petition that she was "sufficiently mature" to make a decision about an abortion and was not ready to have a baby, as she did not have a job and the father was unable to assist her.
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