In Re Doe, 12 November 1987.
The natural mother of profoundly retarded woman in custody of the state challenged an order of the Family Court that the pregnancy of her daughter be terminated.  The order was made pursuant to the petition of the executive director of the Division of Retardation of the Rhode Island Department of Mental Health, Retardation, and Hospitals.  The Court rejected the challenge, holding that the conclusion of the Family Court that the young woman, if she had been able, would have decided to have an abortion, was correct, particularly in light of the fact that she was suffering from seizure disorder and cerebral palsy.
D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D019049:Developed Countries; D005193:Family Planning Services; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D007360:Intelligence; D007603:Jurisprudence; D009656:North America; D010551:Personality; D011584:Psychology; D012237:Rhode Island; D020458:Third-Party Consent; D014481:United States
Abortion, Induced--legal aspects; Americas; Behavior; Court Decision; Developed Countries; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Intelligence; Mental Retardation--legal aspects; North America; Northern America; Parental Consent--legal aspects; Personality; Psychological Factors; Rhode Island; United States