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Family of brain-dead pregnant woman blames Georgia abortion law for keeping her on life support

A case of a brain-dead woman who is over five months pregnant is stoking controversy in Georgia over whether her life support should be pulled. Adriana Smith’s family claims that doctors at Emory University Hospital said they could not turn off Smith’s life support because doing so would end her pregnancy in violation of Georgia’s

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution · 10h

Groups on either side of abortion divide flock to brain-dead Georgia woman’s cause

WABE · 3h

Case of Georgia 'brain-dead' pregnant patient alarming OB-GYNs, abortion-rights advocates

Abortion rights advocates blame confusion over law for plight of brain-dead pregnant woman

Groups that promote access to abortion and medical services for Black women said Thursday that uncertainty about Georgia's abortion restrictions were to blame for the decision to keep a brain dead, pr...

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution · 1d

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WABE · 1d

A brain-dead woman's pregnancy raises questions about Georgia's abortion law

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A Pregnant Woman, Adriana Smith of Georgia, Is Reportedly Being Kept Alive Due to an Abortion Ban—Despite Being Brain Dead

A woman named April Newkirk said she is being forced to keep her pregnant daughter, Adriana Smith of Georgia, alive due to the state’s abortion ban, even though doctors have declared Smith brain dead.

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A Georgia woman’s plight shows the consequences of the anti-abortion movement’s endgame

Adriana Smith, a Georgia nurse and mother, has been on a ventilator for weeks after being declared brain dead, allegedly because of Georgia's abortion laws.