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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 · 11h

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

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Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus to birth because of abortion ban

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 · 2d

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

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Georgia Abortion Law Forces Brain-Dead Woman To Stay On Life Support For Months

Family members of Adriana Smith, a brain-dead woman in Georgia, say their choice to end Smith’s life support has been out of reach for three months and counting because she is pregnant — and doctors in the state are legally obligated to try to deliver a baby that can survive outside the womb.

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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.