Week In Review: Case of brain-dead pregnant woman at Emory sparks more debate over abortion, personhood

The top of an Emory hospital building with Emory's name on top.
Emory University Hospital Midtown is seen on Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

This week in Atlanta news, WABE has a deeper dive on the complex and controversial case at Emory Healthcare where a pregnant woman declared brain-dead is being kept on life support. Hospital officials say that’s because of Georgia’s abortion law, but there’s disagreement among many, including conservatives. Plus, we take several looks at the economy — from what the Federal Reserve of Atlanta says about jobs, to how to balance demands of data centers with their communities, to high schoolers showing their personal finance skills. 

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—Emily Wu Pearson explains why a Georgia woman with an American military father was detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center.

—Sam Gringlas takes a look at the changing ways candidates announce their run for office.

—Marlon Hyde reports the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta says inflation remains above the two-percent target as the labor market shows signs of slowing.

—Rahul Bali interviews Georgia Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Chris Clark on the rise of data centers and the battle over the massive amount of resources used versus the need for data storage.

—Christopher Alston has more on a personal finance competition that pits high school students against each other on questions of budgets, investments, credit and more.