A brain dead pregnant woman is being kept on life support, raising legal questions
Adriana Smith, a Georgia woman declared brain dead about nine weeks into her pregnancy, was kept on life support in May 2025 under the state's abortion law until the fetus could be viable, her family said, raising legal questions about restrictive abortion laws.
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2 developments- May 15, 2025Not Even A Brain Dead Black Woman Is Safe From Abortion Ban
- May 16, 2025Brain-dead Georgia woman kept on life support due to state's abortion law
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3 viewpointsA brain dead pregnant woman is being kept on life support, raising legal questions
Case of brain-dead pregnant woman kept on life support in Georgia raises tricky questions
Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus due to abortion ban
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1 viewpointAtheist refutes those blaming Georgia abortion law as brain dead woman is kept on life support
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