Brain-dead woman taken off life support after delivering baby, family says
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Adriana Smith, a brain-dead woman in Georgia, was kept on life support for months until her baby boy, Chance, was delivered via C-section. Smith's family has raised concerns about the implications of stringent abortion laws on medical decisions for pregnant women unable to consent. After Smith was declared brain-dead at nine weeks into her pregnancy, the family felt forced to maintain life support due to Georgia's laws. This case has sparked nationwide discussions on the rights of women and their healthcare choices amidst evolving legal landscapes.
"I'm her mother...I shouldn't be burying my daughter." - April Newkirk expressing the emotional impact of losing her daughter who was brain-dead while pregnant.
"What I'm saying is, we should have had a choice." - April Newkirk highlighting the frustration over lack of choice in medical decisions for her daughter due to legal restrictions.
Read at The Washington Post
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