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Court Grants 12-Year-Old Girl Permission to Abort Pregnancy

A court has found an Australian child competent to consent to the surgical termination of her unwanted pregnancy.
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Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
7/24/2025|Updated: 7/24/2025
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A Queensland court has granted a 12-year-old girl the power to consent to her own surgical abortion.

The youth, identified only as E in court documents, had become pregnant with her 13-year-old partner but did not wish to have the baby.

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Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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