Florida judge who ruled that a 17 year old wasn't mature enough to have an abortion is ousted

[OnDoutside]

The Florida judge who ruled that a 17 year old wasn’t mature enough to have an abortion, but was mature enough to have a baby, was ousted by voters yesterday.

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Florida Rep. James Bush lost his reelection bid, a notable defeat for the sole Democrat in the state legislature who voted on a 15-week abortion ban and the anti-LGBTQ "Don't Say Gay" bill.

His opponent, 37-year-old lawyer Ashley Gantt, ran on a platform focused on affordable housing, public education, and criminal justice reform. Gantt, an attorney and former public school teacher, has criticized Bush for siding with Republicans on the abortion ban and the "Don't Say Gay" bill, which bars "classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity."

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Florida voters also ousted Jared Smith, an incumbent circuit judge for Hillsborough County who gained notoriety for rejecting a teenager's request for an abortion because her grades were low. The race between Smith and his opponent, Nancy Jacobs, was relatively contentious for a typically low-key nonpartisan judgeship election, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

Smith had denied a 17-year-old seeking an abortion without parental consent in January this year on the basis that her grades were low and that she lacked "intelligence or credibility," and was therefore not mature enough to get an abortion. An appeals court later overturned his ruling.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-florida-judge-who-denied-a-teen-girl-an-abortion-because-of-her-grades-was-voted-out-of-office/ar-AA113jrT?ocid=msedgntp&pc=W046&cvid

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[DemocraticPatriot]

2. Great news! GOOD RIDDANCE!

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3. Slowly it turns... Step by step....Inch by inch.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Adios MoFo

[electric_blue68]

5. Good to hear! Buh-Byeeee!