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Adriana Smith, a pregnant Georgia mother whose loved ones say was declared brain dead by doctors in February, is raising never-before-asked questions.

Adriana Smith, a pregnant Georgia mother whose loved ones say was declared brain dead by doctors in February, is raising never-before-asked questions.

This isn't the first atrocity due to Georgia's abortion ban. Last year, ProPublica reported that two women died from pregnancy and abortion-related issues after the ban went into effect in 2022.

Both cases represent an experiment in allowing a fetus to gestate in a brain-dead woman’s body. Knowing the tremendous work that the body of a pregnant woman must do to sustain and nourish a pregnancy ...

There’s been an outpouring of support for Adriana Smith across Georgia and the country, with vigils being planned and online fundraisers being held in her name.

The Georgia attorney general’s office released a statement clarifying that the state’s heartbeat law does not require a brain ...

Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old nurse and mother, was declared brain dead at nine weeks pregnant. Georgia’s abortion law has ...

It’s true that Georgia lawmakers probably weren’t thinking of women like Adriana Smith when they passed their abortion ban.

As Adriana Smith stays on life support at Emory University, here's an update on her baby, the controversy, and the GoFundMe helping her family.

In February, Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old Georgia nurse and mother, was nine weeks pregnant when she was taken to Emory University Hospital with severe head pains. A CT scan showed blood clots in her ...