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Georgia Woman Delivers Baby After Months on Life Support

Georgia Woman Delivers Baby After Months on Life Support

Above: Exteriors of Emory University Hospital on Feb. 4, 2015, in Atlanta, Georgia. Image copyright: John E. Davidson/Getty Images

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After years of GOP attacks on abortion, Roe’s fall let states like Georgia impose sweeping bans with no room for nuance. Now, a brain-dead woman has been forced to gestate for months, with her family lacking any say in the matter. This cruel outcome was foreseeable — a product of laws valuing fetal life over a woman's, even in death.

While this tragic case has nothing to do with Georgia's abortion law, the birth of this baby boy is a silver lining. Although they didn't have to, the hospital, potentially with the quiet support of Smith's family, allowed a new life to enter the world, offering a burst of hope after months of sadness.

Metaculus Prediction

There is a 15% chance that elective abortion will be banned nationally in the United States before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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