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"EVERYONE KNOWS I WOULD NOT SUPPORT A FEDERAL ABORTION BAN, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, AND WOULD, IN FACT, VETO IT."

A national abortion ban is "just not a reality."

Trump "has been very clear that he will NOT sign a federal ban when he is back in the White House."

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"[U]nless something really unusual happens in this election, neither side is going to have the votes in Congress to pass a national law [on abortion]."

Many elected Republicans "support policies that would devastate our communities, including potentially a nationwide abortion ban."

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"There is very little doubt that Trump will sign a national abortion ban."

"[I]f Donald Trump were to be re-elected, he will sign a national abortion ban."

If Donald Trump wins the election, "there will be an abortion ban in our country; that's a guarantee."

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Adriana Smith, 31, who was declared brain-dead in February while eight weeks pregnant, delivered a premature baby boy named Chance via emergency cesarean section on Friday. The baby weighs 1 pound 13 ounces and is currently in the neonatal intensive care unit at Emory University Hospital in Georgia.

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Adriana Smith, 31, who was declared brain-dead in February while eight weeks pregnant, delivered a premature baby boy named Chance via emergency cesarean section on Friday. The baby weighs 1 pound 13 ounces and is currently in the neonatal intensive care unit at Emory University Hospital in Georgia.

Smith was declared brain-dead after experiencing severe headaches and developing blood clots in her brain, but hospital officials told her family they could not remove life support due to Georgia's abortion law that bans the procedure after cardiac activity is detected around six weeks.

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Smith was declared brain-dead after experiencing severe headaches and developing blood clots in her brain, but hospital officials told her family they could not remove life support due to Georgia's abortion law that bans the procedure after cardiac activity is detected around six weeks.

Georgia's Living Infants Fairness and Equality Act, dubbed the "heartbeat law," was signed by Republican Governor Brian Kemp in 2019 and went into effect in July 2022 after the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2022/us-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade">Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade</a>. The law bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy with limited exceptions for medical emergencies, rape, or incest cases.

Georgia's Living Infants Fairness and Equality Act, dubbed the "heartbeat law," was signed by Republican Governor Brian Kemp in 2019 and went into effect in July 2022 after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The law bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy with limited exceptions for medical emergencies, rape, or incest cases.

Republican Attorney General Chris Carr issued a statement clarifying that Georgia's abortion law does not require medical professionals to keep brain-dead women on life support, stating that "removing life support is not an action 'with the purpose to terminate a pregnancy.'"

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Republican Attorney General Chris Carr issued a statement clarifying that Georgia's abortion law does not require medical professionals to keep brain-dead women on life support, stating that "removing life support is not an action 'with the purpose to terminate a pregnancy.'"

Smith's mother, April Newkirk, said the family should have been allowed to make the decision about continuing life support, though she clarified they still may not have chosen to terminate the pregnancy.

Smith's mother, April Newkirk, said the family should have been allowed to make the decision about continuing life support, though she clarified they still may not have chosen to terminate the pregnancy.

Smith is expected to be removed from life support on Tuesday, according to her mother, ending a four-month period in which she was kept alive by machines to allow the fetus to develop to viability.

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Smith is expected to be removed from life support on Tuesday, according to her mother, ending a four-month period in which she was kept alive by machines to allow the fetus to develop to viability.

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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.

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 hope after months of sadness.

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 hope after months of sadness.

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

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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