A 16-weeks pregnant woman is being kept alive on life support to save her unborn baby, despite being pronounced brain-dead by Ireland's leading neurosurgeons, reported the Irish Independent. The woman ...
Editor’s note: This perspective was recorded before the pregnant patient’s baby was born in June and the patient was taken off life support. But the ethical implications remain. Hi. I’m Art Caplan.
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A Brain-Dead Pregnant Woman Was Kept Alive For Months. I'm Suing To Make Sure That Never Happens Again.
When the story of Adriana Smith broke earlier this year, people across the country were horrified. Declared brain-dead at just nine weeks pregnant, Adriana was kept on life support for months against ...
Five and a half months after doctors in Georgia delivered a premature baby to a brain-dead mother, the child’s grandmother is optimistic about his chances of surviving. April Newkirk shared on ...
When the story of Adriana Smith broke earlier this year, people across the country were horrified. Declared brain-dead at just nine weeks pregnant, Adriana was kept on life support for months against ...
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