Hooray? ACLU still fighting for illegal alien minors' constitutional right to abortion

As Twitchy reported, the Trump administration and the ACLU clashed in court last fall over what the ACLU has hashtagged #JusticeForJane. At issue was whether the government should facilitate an abortion for a 17-year-old minor who had crossed illegally into the United States a month earlier and was in federal custody.

A judge ordered that “Jane Doe” be transported “promptly and without delay” to have the procedure. U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan said the teen’s legal status was “irrelevant” and that “she still has constitutional rights” despite being in the country illegally. All the government had to do, she said, was to process the paperwork just as they would if the girl needed to have her tonsils removed.

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Scott Stewart, however, said in court filings that the government had a strong interest “in not providing incentives for pregnant minors to illegally cross the border to obtain elective abortions while in federal custody.”

On Monday, in what The Daily Caller referred to as “a partial victory for the Trump administration,” the Supreme Court vacated the lower court ruling requiring the government to facilitate an abortion for an undocumented minor in federal custody. However, it also noted that the girl had procured the abortion before the justices could consider the case.

Supremes Lift Decision Ordering Trump Administration To Facilitate Abortions For Alien Minors https://t.co/cygOV4EaPx pic.twitter.com/qAeP4HRcga

— The Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 4, 2018

The ACLU, however, considers Monday’s ruling by the Supreme Court as anything but a victory for the Trump administration and came out swinging.

We're still fighting the Trump administration's no-abortion policy for young immigrants in federal custody. Yesterday, two big rulings came out — from SCOTUS and the DC Court of Appeals. #JusticeforJane

We understand that's confusing, so we're going to break it down. Thread ↓

— ACLU (@ACLU) June 5, 2018

Yesterday, the Supreme Court:

✓ Vacated a decision that applied to one woman, who already got an abortion, without addressing the Trump administration's no-abortion policy overall.

✓ Rejected the administration's claim that our lawyers acted unethically by helping our client.

— ACLU (@ACLU) June 5, 2018

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to discipline our lawyers for helping Jane get the abortion that she had a constitutional right to obtain.

SCOTUS refused. #JusticeforJane https://t.co/iwf9CaLTnn

— ACLU (@ACLU) June 5, 2018

Worth noting: Tax dollars did not pay for the abortion; it was understood that Jane Doe would cover the expenses herself or with help through her court-appointed guardian.

Jane Doe already got her abortion — so while SCOTUS did scrap the decision that allowed her to do so, it didn't change the fact that we have another court order blocking the Trump administration from applying its no-abortion policy against any other Janes in federal custody.

— ACLU (@ACLU) June 5, 2018

Meanwhile, at the DC Court of Appeals, the Trump administration had asked that their no-abortion policy to go back into effect while we're fighting them in court.

The court denied that request last night, so all young immigrants in detention continue to have access to abortion.

— ACLU (@ACLU) June 5, 2018

Hooray?

Let's be clear about the Trump administration and #JusticeforJane:

✖ If they could block ALL of our access to abortion like they have Jane Does, they would
✖ Their baseless ethics claims are an attempt to intimidate our lawyers
✖ We will do everything we can to stop them

— ACLU (@ACLU) June 5, 2018

Can we back up a bit to the part about “young immigrants” having a constitutional right to an abortion?

You spelled illegal wrong https://t.co/qkohz7GmqB

— ??????? (@jurey24) June 5, 2018

*illegal aliens https://t.co/wNqsMI8yzz

— Shay (@DeplorableShay) June 5, 2018

https://twitter.com/intmtnsp/status/1004132497393836033

Only a leftist can find themselves describing the violent slaughter of a baby as “justice.” The bizarre, delusional world that you live in is both frightening and remarkable.

— David (@dovisterr) June 5, 2018

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