Keeping brain-dead pregnant women on life support raises ethical issues that go beyond abortion politics
- Written by Lindsey Breitwieser, Assistant Professor of Gender & Women's Studies, Hollins University
Laws such as Georgia's LIFE Act can complicate ethical and legal decision-making in postmortem pregnancy.
Darya Komarova/Moment via Getty ImagesAdriana Smith, a 30-year-old woman from Georgia who had been declared brain-dead in February 2025, spent 16 weeks on life support while doctors worked to keep her body functioning well enough to support...