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R.B. EX REL. V.D. v. STATE

No. 2001-CA-00361-SCT.

790 So.2d 830 (2001)

In the Matter of R.B., A Minor, by and Through Her Next Friend, V.D., v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 19, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah C. Jubb, Sardis, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Wayne Snuggs, Attorneys for Appellee.

EN BANC.

SMITH, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. R.B., an unmarried and unemancipated minor, filed her petition pursuant to Miss.Code Ann. §§ 41-41-51 to 63 (1993) and UCCR 10.01, for a waiver of parental consent for an abortion. The Chancery Court of Panola County denied her waiver of consent, finding that R.B. was not mature and well-informed enough to make the abortion decision on her own, and that having an abortion would not be in R.B.'s best interest. Counsel representing...

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