The family of a brain-dead woman is distraught as she continues to be kept alive because of her pregnancy.
Adriana Smith, 30, was rushed to a hospital in February after suffering intense headaches. Doctors found multiple blood clots in her brain and attempted a surgery that didn’t work.
Smith was then placed on life support so she could carry her pregnancy to term under Georgia’s abortion ban.
April Newkirk, Smith’s mother, described how the situation was traumatic to the entire family, especially Smith’s other son.
“She’s been breathing through machines for more than 90 days. It’s torture for me”, Newkirk said.
“I see my daughter breathing, but she’s not there. And her son –I bring him to see her.”
The mother believes the family should have the right to decide the fate of Smith’s pregnancy.
“She’s pregnant with my grandson. But he may be blind, may not be able to walk, may not survive once he’s born,” Newkirk said.
“This decision should’ve been left to us. Now we’re left wondering what kind of life he’ll have, and we’re going to be the ones raising him.”
