Adriana Smith’s Case Isn’t Fiction — It’s Forced Pregnancy In Real Time

A 30-year-old woman was found unresponsive after days of complaining  about headaches. She’s rushed to the nearest hospital, where she is pronounced brain-dead. Her grieving family — including her mother and 7-year-old-son — are weighing their options when hospital officials tell them they do not have any options. Because the woman was nine weeks pregnant, she and her unborn fetus are considered two individual patients. The mother must remain on life support to protect the life of the second patient, whether her family wants that or not. No, this is not Season 3, Episode 9 of the Handmaid’s Tale. It is the reality of a Black woman in 21st century Georgia and the woman’s name is Adriana Smith.