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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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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 32 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Does the family get forced to eat millions in ICU bills?

Of course they do. This is America.

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

I'm pretty sure that only stands if the family wants to claim the estate or bodily-remains.