Overview

• Adriana Smith, declared brain-dead in February at nine weeks pregnant, continues on life support as her fetus reaches 22 weeks' gestation.
• Georgia's LIFE Act and Advance Directive for Health Care Act have created legal uncertainty about whether life support withdrawal constitutes an abortion.
• The Georgia Attorney General's office asserts that the LIFE Act does not mandate life support for brain-dead pregnant patients, contradicting hospital actions.
• Medical experts express skepticism about the likelihood of a healthy delivery when life support is maintained this early in pregnancy.
• Smith's family, excluded from decision-making, describes the ongoing situation as traumatic and questions the fetus's potential health outcomes.