delay. your point. in the parental consent cases of the supreme court recognize that there could be some delay because of the parental consent procedures. in fact, justices marshall, brennan and blackman repeatedly dissented in cases because they thought the delay was too long. i quoted all that in my garza opinion and made clear it had to happen very quickly. and i looked at the time of the pregnancy to make sure on safety. i specifically talk about safety. i specifically say the government cannot use this as a ruse to somehow prevent the abortion. i spent a paragraph talking about she was in an undeniably difficult situation so as i was saying to senator graham earlier, i tried to recognize the real world effects on her. i said consider the circumstances. she s a 17-year-old, by herself, in a foreign country. in a facility where she s detained. and she has no one to talk to.
this young woman complied with every legal requirement including texas state requirements placed in front of her so she can move forward of her decision, a decision affecting her body and life. do you believe this was an abortion on demand? the garza s case involved a minor. it is important to emphasize that it is a minor. she has been in an immigration facility in the united states. she s from another country, she does not speak english. she s by herself. if she had been an adult, she would have the right to obtain abortion immediately. as a minor, the government argued that it was proper or appropriate to transfer her quickly first to an immigration sponsor. who s an immigration sponsor, you ask? it is a family member or friend.
delay. your point in the consent cases of the supreme court recognized there could be some delay because of consent procedures and justice marshal and black man descended in cases because they thought the delay is too long. i quoted all that in my garza s opinion and i made sure it happens quickly. i talked about safety and i specifically said the government cannot use this as a rues. she was in an undeniable difficult situation. as i was saying to senator graham earlier, recognizing the real world effects on her. she s a 17-year-old, by herself in a foreign country and in a facility where she s detained