The case of a Georgia woman who was declared brain-dead and has been kept on life support because of her pregnancy is raising legal questions about the state’s restrictive abortion law.
Adriana Smith was two months pregnant when doctors declared her brain-dead after a medical emergency, her family told TV station WXIA.
But the family says Emory University Hospital has kept Smith on life support since February, citing Georgia law banning most abortions after about six weeks.
Democratic State Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes wrote Attorney General Chris Carr asking for clarity. “Medical professionals and hospitals are struggling to interpret this poorly written law that has a lot of gray area,” said Islam Parkes.
The Attorney General’s office responded saying the law does not require keeping a woman on life support after brain death.
