ACLU: No Court Appointed Lawyers for the Unborn

The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a federal judge to block an Alabama law that lets judges appoint lawyers for unborn babies.

In Alabama, minors must have permission from their parents or a judge to have an abortion.

In fall 2014, new legislation passed that allows a judge to appoint a guardian ad-litem "for the interests of the unborn child."

The ACLU says that change forces teens to go through a "trial" to obtain an abortion.

But state lawyers argue the law provides options to the judge to obtain information about the minor's maturity level.