The case of Adriana Smith, a brain-dead pregnant woman kept on life support in Georgia, has sparked legal and ethical debates over fetal personhood under the state’s strict abortion laws, which may require continuing support until the fetus is viable. Her family, unable to make medical decisions, faces uncertainty over the fetus’s health and broader concerns about racial disparities in maternal care.
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Georgia judge overturns 6-week abortion ban
A Fulton County judge has ruled that Georgia’s six-week abortion ban is unconstitutional, allowing abortions up to 22 weeks of pregnancy, while the state’s Attorney General has filed an appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court to reinstate the ban.