Kavanaugh defends ruling against illegal immigrant teen seeking abortion
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Judge Brett Kavanaugh defended his decision to slow an illegal immigrant juvenile’s quest to get an abortion, telling senators Wednesday that he was following precedent in ruling the government didn’t have to immediately grant her an “abortion on demand.â€
The ruling is perhaps the most controversial of Judge Kavanaugh’s recent decisions from his 12 years on the federal circuit court in Washington, involving the collision of abortion rights and rights of illegal immigrants.
The Trump administration argued it would break the law if it facilitated the abortion, and pleaded for more time to turn the teen girl over to a sponsor who would be able to assist her in making her final decision.
