A pregnant woman in Georgia was declared brain dead after a failed medical procedure. She was on life support for months. Due to a strict abortion ban, in Georgia the woman, who is only living because of the machines hooked up to her body, must be kept alive until the fetus be “born” with a c-section.
Georgia’s “Heartbeat Law” is one of the most strict abortion statues put in place since the supreme court overturned Roe V. Wade.
The woman who was a nurse, was declared brain dead has 3 more month before the forced birth.
The family, who is shocked by the state stepping in, was hoping the woman could die in peace. There is no law saying a woman must be kept on life support after brain death. Removing breathing tubes is not the same as an abortion.
The woman’s family has no say in the matter. State law dictates that the brain dead body must remain a vessel for the full duration of the pregnancy. The brain dead woman will be kept alive for three more months. She is just a vessel and a test case of extreme anti abortion laws.