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Case of brain-dead pregnant woman kept on life support in Georgia raises tricky questions
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:06 pm
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:06 pm
This is heartbreaking. I think the most dignified solution would be to allow them both to die a natural death and reunite in heaven.
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ATLANTA (AP) — The case of a pregnant woman in Georgia who was declared brain dead and has been kept on life support for three months has given rise to complicated questions about abortion law and whether a fetus is a person.
Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old nurse and mother, was about two months pregnant on Feb. 19 when she was declared brain dead, according to an online fundraising page started by her mother. Doctors said Georgia’s strict anti-abortion law requires that she remain on life support until the fetus has developed enough to be delivered, her mother wrote.
The law, one of a wave of measures enacted in conservative states after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, restricts abortion once cardiac activity is detected and gives personhood rights to a fetus.
Smith’s mother says it has left her family without a say in a difficult situation, and with her due date still months away, the family is left wondering whether the baby will be born with disabilities or can even survive. Some activists, many of them Black women like Smith, say it raises issues of racial equity.
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Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:09 pm to LSUAngelHere1
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YOU think. Any mother would chose to save their child!
SHE thinks she wants to make the decision for the mother.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:09 pm to 4cubbies
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Some activists, many of them Black women like Smith, say it raises issues of racial equity.
You can’t hate the media enough
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:10 pm to 4cubbies
The story is bunk.
Georgia, along with many other states- even pro abortion ones- have laws on the books regarding life support for pregnant women.
I think twitchy.com or townhall.com has the real story- it has ZERO to do with heartbeat laws. Zero. Nada. Zilch.
REAL story LINK
Georgia, along with many other states- even pro abortion ones- have laws on the books regarding life support for pregnant women.
I think twitchy.com or townhall.com has the real story- it has ZERO to do with heartbeat laws. Zero. Nada. Zilch.
REAL story LINK
This post was edited on 5/16/25 at 8:12 pm
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:12 pm to 4cubbies
The potential of that baby being completely healthy and 17-18 years from now celebrating their high school graduation is all I can think about.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:12 pm to LSUAngelHere1
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Any mother would chose to save their child!
Progressive women disagree.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:12 pm to 4cubbies
Pete Buttigieg would probably buy the baby to add to his collection.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:16 pm to 4cubbies
Idk.
If it was my wife and child I would be devastated they pulled the plug on both.
If it was my wife and child I would be devastated they pulled the plug on both.
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GA Code § 31-32-9 states that doctors can't withdraw life support from pregnant patients unless both (1) the fetus isn't viable and (2) the patient had an advanced directive explicitly stating she wanted withdrawal of life-sustaining measures.
This post was edited on 5/16/25 at 8:20 pm
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:17 pm to 4cubbies
I think if the mother could have a say, she would want the baby to be given a chance. She is gone either way, might as well leave something behind
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:18 pm to 4cubbies
Any mom worth a shite will give her life for her baby.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:21 pm to TrueTiger
Not 4 cubbies.
She claimed to have recently been pregnant. I guess she would have been cool with pulling the plug on her and killing her baby.
She claimed to have recently been pregnant. I guess she would have been cool with pulling the plug on her and killing her baby.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:22 pm to 4cubbies
86 4Cubbies.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:24 pm to SallysHuman
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The story is bunk.
Georgia, along with many other states- even pro abortion ones- have laws on the books regarding life support for pregnant women.
I think twitchy.com or townhall.com has the real story- it has ZERO to do with heartbeat laws. Zero. Nada. Zilch.
REAL story LINK
Thanks for that.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:26 pm to RohanGonzales
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SHE thinks she wants to make the decision for the mother.
What is the state of Georgia doing?
The mother was 9 weeks pregnant when the mother became brain dead.
This post was edited on 5/16/25 at 8:28 pm
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:28 pm to 4cubbies
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Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old nurse and mother, was about two months pregnant on Feb. 19 when she was declared brain dead, according to an online fundraising page started by her mother. Doctors said Georgia’s strict anti-abortion law requires that she remain on life support until the fetus has developed enough to be delivered, her mother wrote.
Seems reasonable. Good job Georgia.
This post was edited on 5/16/25 at 8:28 pm
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:29 pm to 4cubbies
If she was planning on carrying the baby to term honor her damn wishes.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:30 pm to dgnx6
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She claimed to have recently been pregnant. I guess she would have been cool with pulling the plug on her and killing her baby.
You’re being incredibly emotional. I’m not advocating for abortion.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:31 pm to Mid Iowa Tiger
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If she was planning on carrying the baby to term honor her damn wishes.
It appears the government is the only entity with any say-so in this.
Posted on 5/16/25 at 8:33 pm to 4cubbies
Is the father in the picture? What does he think?
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