The High Court has decided that a young girl, who is 11 years old and is pregnant because she was sexually assaulted by teenage boys two times, should be allowed to end her pregnancy through an abortion.
The girl got pregnant after being forced into sex by a 14-year-old boy she met online when she was only 10 years old in May, Justice Arbuthnot was informed.
A few weeks later, when she was 11 years old, another boy who was 14 years old sexually assaulted her.
During a private meeting in the Family Division of London’s High Court, health officials argued that it would be best for the girl to end her pregnancy.
According to a recent court ruling, experts suggested that the placenta of the girl should be tested for forensic purposes.
Justice Arbuthnot agreed. (In simple words: Justice Arbuthnot said yes. ) She believes that examining the placenta for forensic testing in a criminal investigation is the right thing to do. She also thinks that ending the pregnancy would be best for the girl.
She said that there were big dangers in going through with the pregnancy and giving birth. One concern was about the girl’s physical characteristics.
The judge said that her body might be too small to have a normal childbirth, so she would have to have a C-section instead.
‘Any experience could potentially cause her to feel very upset and distressed. ’
She said, “If she continues the pregnancy, it could harm her mental health in the future because the baby was conceived through a rape. ”
The judge decided that none of the children in the case can be identified and didn’t say the name of the organization that started the legal action.
The court learned that the girl was sexually assaulted either on May 18 or May 21.
Justice Arbuthnot said that on June 11, 2023, a 14-year-old boy raped her, but he did not make her have a baby.
The judge said that the girl lived at her house with her parents, but social workers were worried about her safety.
She had a habit of not taking care of herself and had recently lost a family member.
Judge Arbuthnot learned that there were indications that the girl had been putting herself in situations where she could be taken advantage of sexually. The judge also found out that the girl had been watching pornography since she was eight years old.
Health officials asked for permission to end the pregnancy because they believed it was the best thing to do for the person’s health, according to the ruling.
Afterwards, it was decided that it would be beneficial to use tissue from the placenta for forensic testing in a criminal investigation in order to help her.
Expert evidence revealed that the girl did not have the mental ability to understand and make sense of the complicated decisions that needed to be made.
Doctors told the judge that young girls like her face more physical health risks during pregnancy compared to the usual risks.
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11-year-old girl becomes pregnant after being raped by teen in London
