Overview

• Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old nurse and mother, was declared brain-dead in February after blood clots in her brain went undiagnosed during an initial hospital visit.
• Under Georgia's Living Infants Fairness and Equality Act, doctors are legally required to maintain Smith on life support until her fetus reaches viability, currently projected at 32 weeks gestation.
• Smith's family, unable to make medical decisions due to the law, faces emotional trauma and mounting financial burdens after over 90 days of life support care.
• Doctors have expressed concerns about the fetus's health, citing fluid on the brain and potential complications, though the full extent of these issues remains unclear.
• The case highlights the ethical and legal complexities of Georgia's abortion law, which grants personhood to fetuses and limits family autonomy in medical crises.