In re Anonymous

An unemancipated minor filed a petition in an Alabama juvenile court pursuant to § 26-21-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975, seeking a judicial waiver of parental consent for an abortion. The juvenile court appointed a guardian ad litem to represent the minor. Following a hearing, at which only the minor testified, the juvenile court signed a preprinted Form JU-28 judgment stating that the juvenile court found that the minor was not mature and well informed enough to make the abortion decision; found that the performance of the abortion was not in the best interest of the minor; and, therefore, denied…