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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Rhian Lubin

Funeral held for Georgia woman kept on life support until baby could be delivered: ‘Adriana’s voice will be heard’

Adriana Smith, the Atlanta mother who was declared brain-dead but kept medically alive under Georgia’s anti-abortion law, has been laid to rest.

Smith, who turned 31 while on life support, suffered a catastrophic stroke in February and was declared brain-dead at eight weeks pregnant, but her family had no choice but to keep her alive until doctors delivered her son by emergency C-section.

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