Georgia’s law bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy if there’s a detectable heartbeat, with limited exceptions — only in the case of a “medical emergency,” or when the fetus is deemed “medically futile.”
Since Adriana is already brain dead, doctors say she no longer qualifies as being in medical danger. And that’s where her case falls into.
A chilling legal gray area involving medical malpractice frameworks, hospital ethics policies, and maternity insurance law.
Doctors reportedly told the family they’re legally obligated to keep Adriana alive until her fetus — now at 21 weeks — reaches viability. The goal is 32 weeks, at which point they plan to induce labor.
“They’re hoping to get the baby to at least 32 weeks,” April said. “But every day that goes by, it’s more cost, more trauma, more questions.”
Each additional day on life support increases ICU hospitalization costs, which could reach hundreds of thousands of dollars.
