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A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

But Smith's family says that doctors at Emory University Hospital have told them they cannot stop or remove the devices that are allowing Smith to continue breathing because of Georgia's abortion law. The law includes an exception if an abortion is necessary to save the life of the woman. But in this case, the family says the doctors are claiming Smith's life is not at risk.

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A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

But Smith's family says that doctors at Emory University Hospital have told them they cannot stop or remove the devices that are allowing Smith to continue breathing because of Georgia's abortion law. The law includes an exception if an abortion is necessary to save the life of the woman. But in this case, the family says the doctors are claiming Smith's life is not at risk.

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A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

But Smith's family says that doctors at Emory University Hospital have told them they cannot stop or remove the devices that are allowing Smith to continue breathing because of Georgia's abortion law. The law includes an exception if an abortion is necessary to save the life of the woman. But in this case, the family says the doctors are claiming Smith's life is not at risk.

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A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

So the rights the state affords to fetuses takes precedent. Georgia's attorney general released a statement saying that Georgia's law does not require medical professionals to keep a pregnant person alive on life support if they are brain dead. As of now, the hospital plans to keep her on life support until August when doctors intend to deliver her baby via C-section.

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A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

So the rights the state affords to fetuses takes precedent. Georgia's attorney general released a statement saying that Georgia's law does not require medical professionals to keep a pregnant person alive on life support if they are brain dead. As of now, the hospital plans to keep her on life support until August when doctors intend to deliver her baby via C-section.

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A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

So the rights the state affords to fetuses takes precedent. Georgia's attorney general released a statement saying that Georgia's law does not require medical professionals to keep a pregnant person alive on life support if they are brain dead. As of now, the hospital plans to keep her on life support until August when doctors intend to deliver her baby via C-section.

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A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

Emory Healthcare said it couldn't comment on the individual case for privacy reasons and that it seeks input from clinical and legal experts to make decisions. Smith's mother told the local NBC affiliate she believes it ultimately should have been up to the family to make this decision.

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A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

Emory Healthcare said it couldn't comment on the individual case for privacy reasons and that it seeks input from clinical and legal experts to make decisions. Smith's mother told the local NBC affiliate she believes it ultimately should have been up to the family to make this decision.

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A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

Emory Healthcare said it couldn't comment on the individual case for privacy reasons and that it seeks input from clinical and legal experts to make decisions. Smith's mother told the local NBC affiliate she believes it ultimately should have been up to the family to make this decision.

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A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

And she says doctors have told them the baby has fluid in the brain.

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A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

And she says doctors have told them the baby has fluid in the brain.

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A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

And she says doctors have told them the baby has fluid in the brain.

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A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

The family has decided to name the baby Chance. The director of the maternal fetal medicine division at George Washington University told the Washington Post the odds of the baby being born healthy by the end of this are, quote, very, very small. We are in the middle of severe weather season. The U.S.

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A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

The family has decided to name the baby Chance. The director of the maternal fetal medicine division at George Washington University told the Washington Post the odds of the baby being born healthy by the end of this are, quote, very, very small. We are in the middle of severe weather season. The U.S.

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A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

The family has decided to name the baby Chance. The director of the maternal fetal medicine division at George Washington University told the Washington Post the odds of the baby being born healthy by the end of this are, quote, very, very small. We are in the middle of severe weather season. The U.S.

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A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

has seen over 850 tornadoes this year, much higher than the usual number for this time of year, which is around 600, according to the National Weather Service. The images coming out of Kentucky in particular are shocking. after a series of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes over the weekend, with entire neighborhoods flattened, homes destroyed, and communities in mourning.

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A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

has seen over 850 tornadoes this year, much higher than the usual number for this time of year, which is around 600, according to the National Weather Service. The images coming out of Kentucky in particular are shocking. after a series of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes over the weekend, with entire neighborhoods flattened, homes destroyed, and communities in mourning.

Apple News Today
A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

has seen over 850 tornadoes this year, much higher than the usual number for this time of year, which is around 600, according to the National Weather Service. The images coming out of Kentucky in particular are shocking. after a series of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes over the weekend, with entire neighborhoods flattened, homes destroyed, and communities in mourning.

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A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

Carrie Davis from London, Kentucky, showed Fox News the wreckage of her home.

Apple News Today
A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

Carrie Davis from London, Kentucky, showed Fox News the wreckage of her home.