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Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus to birth because of abortion ban (apnews.com)

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By JEFF AMY, GEOFF MULVIHILL and SUDIN THANAWALA. Updated 4:19 PM EDT, May 15, 2025

ATLANTA (AP) — A pregnant woman in Georgia was declared brain-dead after a medical emergency and doctors have kept her on life support for three months so far to allow enough time for the baby to be born and comply with Georgia’s strict anti-abortion law, family members say.

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[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Exactly how fucked up will that baby be? So the family will be forced to deal with losing this woman and being forced to raise a baby with severe disabilities.