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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
Keeping brain-dead pregnant women on life support raises ethical issues that go beyond abortion politicsLaws such as Georgia's LIFE Act can complicate ethical and legal decision-making in postmortem pregnancy. Darya Komarova/Moment via Getty Images

Adriana 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...

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