Opinion | A Brain-Dead Woman Is Being Kept on Machines to Gestate a Fetus. It Was Inevitable.
New York TimesMAY 27
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
The Spin
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.
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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