A rushed CT scan at the hospital revealed multiple blood clots in her brain.
Doctors prepared for emergency surgery, but it was too late. Adriana was declared brain dead, a diagnosis typically followed by withdrawal of life support.
But in Georgia, state abortion regulations intervened.
Caught in Legal Limbo: Reproductive Law vs. Medical Reality
Under Georgia’s “heartbeat bill” — legislation banning abortion after six weeks if a fetal heartbeat is detected — Adriana’s body has been kept artificially alive for over three months.
The case underscores major questions about medical liability, end-of-life care, and constitutional rights to healthcare decision-making.
“She’s been breathing through machines for more than 90 days,” Newkirk said. “It’s torture for me.
I see my daughter breathing, on a ventilator but she’s not there. And I’m touching her. And her son — I bring him to see her.”
