A deceased pregnant woman in the US is kept on a ventilator for 3 months due to a ban on abortions — Independent

In the USA, a deceased pregnant woman has been connected to life support for three months due to the ban on abortions in Georgia. This is reported by the Independent.

Adriana Smith, 30, is a registered nurse at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Her problems started around the ninth week of pregnancy. After the woman was taken to the institution where she worked, a CT scan showed several blood clots in her brain, and doctors pronounced her brain dead.

"More than three months later, Smith is still connected to life support, and the family says they have not been provided with any care options for her due to a state law that prohibits abortions after detecting a fetal heartbeat, which usually occurs after about six weeks of pregnancy," the publication writes.

At the same time, the health status of the unborn child remains unclear. The other day, Smith was transferred to another hospital that is better suited for care. The patient will remain on life support until the baby is able to live outside the womb, probably around the 32nd week of pregnancy. How this will turn out for the child, no one is able to say.

Thus, the Smith case opened up a legal gray area regarding the state's heartbeat law. It contains some exceptions, such as rape, incest, or if the mother's life is at risk. However, since Smith has brain death and is no longer at risk, doctors are obliged to support her life until the baby is born. According to the family, the doctors said that the law does not allow them to consider other alternatives.

In addition, the family is concerned about the financial consequences as medical bills continue to pile up.