Adriana Smith - brain dead, pregnant and exploited for political gain

The worst happens - a happy pregnancy turns into a nightmare when untreated severe headaches result in catastrophic brain clots that result in being declared legally brain dead. When a Georgia hospital decides to keep the pregnant woman on life support for a further 23 weeks in order to deliver the child with a chance of survival the story quickly becomes a political volleyball between the political left and right. What is left out of the conversation (as always) is the gender and race bias at the heart of this case.Key words: abortion laws, women's rights, Adriana Smith, racism in medicine Articles and resourcesSmith, A. & Bero, T., 2025. The tragedy of Georgia’s Adriana Smith is the price of a cruel anti-abortion agenda. The Guardian, [online] 24 May. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/24/adriana-smith-georgia-tayo-bero [Accessed 13 May 2025].Anonymous, 2025. Georgia woman brain dead but forced to carry pregnancy. USA Today, [online] 25 May. Available at: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnists/2025/05/25/georgia-woman-brain-dead-pregnant-adriana-smith/83751213007/ [Accessed 13 May 2025].Bero, T., 2014. Dead Irish woman used as body incubator: Abortion law’s grim logic. The Guardian, [online] 19 December. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/19/dead-irish-woman-body-incubator-abortion [Accessed 13 May 2025].Eckholm, E., 2014. Pregnant and forced to stay on life support. The New York Times, [online] 7 January. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/08/us/pregnant-and-forced-to-stay-on-life-support.html [Accessed 13 May 2025].