Adriana Smith, a Georgia woman declared brain-dead, gave birth to her premature baby, Chance, via emergency cesarean section while on life support, sparking ethical debates. Smith was hospitalized in February due to severe headaches, later diagnosed with brain blood clots, leading to her brain death soon after. The case highlighted issues regarding Georgia’s six-week abortion ban, which mandated life support to preserve her pregnancy, prompting her family to express frustration over losing the right to make medical decisions. Advocates voiced concerns about prioritizing fetal rights over those of mothers.
We didn't have a choice or a say about it, Newkirk said before Chance's birth. We want the baby. That's a part of my daughter. But the decision should have been left to us— not the state.
Reproductive justice advocates have long warned that this doctrine can lead the rights of the fetus to be prioritized above those of the person carrying it.
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