- Georgia Again Scrapes Bottom of The Barrel in Women’s Health
- What is The Momnibus Act? A Closer Look at Bill That Could Improve Maternal Health Crisis
- Women’s Health Alert: Georgia Woman on Life Support After Being Ignored in Emergency Room
- Opinion: What If The Granola Moms Were Right All Along?
- Georgia Attorney General: Law Does Not Say Doctors Must Keep Brain Dead Pregnant Woman on Life Support
- Toxic Healthcare: How I Was Poisoned by Medications and Doctor Ignorance
- When Doctors Fear the Law: The Case of a Brain Dead Mother Kept Alive By Machines
- In The Case of a Pregnant and Brain-dead Mother in Georgia, Answers Are Not Clear Cut
- She Knew Something Was Wrong. Her Doctors Didn’t Listen
- ‘Expensive and Complicated:’ Only 36% of Rural Hospitals in Georgia Have Labor and Delivery
Lawmakers want to protect medical rights for pregnant women after Adriana Smith’s case exposed gaps in Georgia’s laws.
⚖️ Why It Matters: Georgia’s current abortion laws don’t clearly address what happens when a pregnant patient is declared brain-dead, leaving families in legal limbo during already devastating situations.
🏛️ What’s Happening: State Rep. Park Cannon presented a Georgia House Resolution at Smith’s funeral, calling for new legislation.
- The proposed “Adriana’s Law” would ensure individuals maintain control over their medical decisions even during pregnancy.
- Advocacy groups including SisterSong, Amplify Georgia, and Georgia NOW are supporting the legislative push.
🔍 Between the Lines: Georgia’s LIFE Act bans most abortions after six weeks but creates confusion in medical emergencies.
- The Georgia Attorney General’s Office has stated the law doesn’t require life support continuation in brain-death cases, but advocates say clearer protections are needed.
⏪ Catch Up Quick: Smith, a 31-year-old nurse, was declared brain-dead in February while eight weeks pregnant. Doctors kept her on life support for four months until her baby, Chance, was delivered by emergency C-section in June.
How to Read and Understand the News
Truth doesn’t bend because we dislike it.
Facts don’t vanish when they make us uncomfortable.
Events happen whether we accept them or not.
Good reporting challenges us. The press isn’t choosing sides — it’s relaying what official, verified sources say. Blaming reporters for bad news is like blaming a thermometer for a fever.
Americans have a history of misunderstanding simple things. In the 1980s, A&W rolled out a 1/3-pound burger to compete with McDonald’s Quarter Pounder. It failed because too many people thought 1/3 was smaller than 1/4. If we can botch basic math, we can certainly misread the news.
Before dismissing a story, ask yourself:
- What evidence backs this?
- Am I reacting to facts or feelings?
- What would change my mind?
- Am I just shooting the messenger?
And one more: Am I assuming bias just because I don’t like the story?
Smart news consumers seek truth, not comfort.
