In Re Doe

Rather than conduct an appellate review to determine if there was evidence to support the lower courts’ determination, this Court has usurped the role of the trial court, reweighed the evidence, and drawn its own conclusions. The Court has forsaken any semblance of abiding by principles of appellate review. I would affirm the judgment in this case because there is some evidence that (1) Jane Doe did not receive adequate counseling about alternatives to abortion and has not given thoughtful consideration to those alternatives, and (2) Doe does not have the maturity to make the decision to…