Adriana Smith, a brain dead pregnant woman due to a brain injury, was kept on life support as mandated by Georgia's LIFE Act, which restricts abortions post-cardiac activity detection. Her son Chance was delivered prematurely at 1 pound 13 ounces after several months of Smith's family enduring emotional turmoil. Smith was declared brain dead in February after experiencing severe health issues related to blood clots. Reports from her family highlight the struggle between the law and human emotions surrounding loss and the birth of a new life.
"It's torture for me. I see my daughter breathing by the ventilator, but she's not there."
"I'm her mother. I shouldn't be burying my daughter. My daughter should be burying me."
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