“Torture”. Adriana Smith, an American of about thirty years and resided in Georgia, was declared in brain death last February. A state caused by several blood clots discovered in your brain. If doctors could not perform surgery to save Adriana Smith, they keep her alive for a completely different reason: she is pregnant.
Therefore, the medical staff of the Hospital of the University of Emory in Atlanta is forced to follow the legislation of the State of Georgia, which drastically restricts the right to abortion. The Georgia Public Health Agency indicates that the Law of Equity and Equality of Vivos Babies, signed in 2019 and in force, since the United States Supreme Court leaves each US State to prohibit abortion, is what applies to the territory of the State.
“I see my daughter breathing, but she is not there anymore”
The Equity and Equality Law of Living Infantes establishes that abortion in Georgia cannot be practiced “if the birth of birth has a detectable human beat”, except in the case of a medical emergency or a pregnancy, rape or incest “medically useless”. This heart activity of the fetus is usually detected around six to seven weeks of pregnancy.
Therefore, doctors at the Emory hospital cannot eliminate artificial respirators who keep Adriana Smith alive. He currently has 21 weeks pregnant and “has been breathing thanks to machines for more than 90 days,” according to his family.
“It’s torture for me,” said April Newkirk, Adriana Smith’s mother to NBC News, “I see my daughter breathing, but it’s not there anymore.”
“At least we should have an option”
For Adriana Smith’s mother, the question of her living maintenance “should have been decided by the family.” “I am not saying that we would have to arise your pregnancy, but at least we should have the option,” said April Newkirk.
April Newkirk also told the local Wxia-TV channel that doctors had told them that the child’s fetus had liquid in the brain and that they were worried about their health.
“She is pregnant with my grandson. But he could be blind, unable to walk and not survive her birth,” he added.
The Hospital of the University of Emory has published a statement in which it guarantees “to use the consensus of clinical experts, medical literature and legal advice to support our service providers in their individualized treatment recommendations, in accordance with georgian laws on abortion and all other applicable laws.”
“Our main priorities are still the safety and well -being of the patients we serve,” added the press release.
In addition to the health of the fetus, medical expenses are also added that constantly increase costs, an additional load for Adriana Smith’s family.
Source: BFM TV
