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Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus to birth because of abortion ban (apnews.com)
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By JEFF AMY, GEOFF MULVIHILL and SUDIN THANAWALA. Updated 4:19 PM EDT, May 15, 2025

ATLANTA (AP) — A pregnant woman in Georgia was declared brain-dead after a medical emergency and doctors have kept her on life support for three months so far to allow enough time for the baby to be born and comply with Georgia’s strict anti-abortion law, family members say.

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[–] Hotspur@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So this is horrible and stupid. But also, who pays for this? Does the family get forced to eat millions in ICU bills? Does the hospital just eat it? Does it get covered by Medicare, which they’re actively trying to erase?

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Does the family get forced to eat millions in ICU bills?

Of course they do. This is America.

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

I'm pretty sure that only stands if the family wants to claim the estate or bodily-remains.

[–] PaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

A different article I read quoted the mother of the victim stating the family had to cover costs. There’s been no comment from the hospital AFAIK. If the state itself had stepped in and said you can’t pull this patient off life support they’d be covering the bill. From what I can tell though it was the hospitals decision to make sure they stayed within the heart-beat law.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A different article I read quoted the mother of the victim stating the family had to cover costs.

It's not even a question in this country. You will be bankrupted.

[–] PaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

I agree that it’s the most likely scenario, just wanted to state the facts as I know them.

[–] Hotspur@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

Yeah was worried this was the case. Seems insane though that they can make that decision and then force the family to take liability for the cost. Hopefully they will have some sort of recourse—I don’t know exactly but I’m pretty sure long term life support ain’t cheap.

[–] doctortofu@reddthat.com 18 points 2 months ago

This is ghoulish, just absolutely insane, cruel and incomprehensibly awful. Seriously, what in the everloving fuck?! Holy hell, I'm actually a bit nauseous now, wow. Literal dystopia, right there...

[–] TheGuyTM3@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It’s hard to even realise that this is real. I mean... is it real?

That’s something i think not even the most deranged dystopian writer would have imagined.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That’s something i think not even the most deranged dystopian writer would have imagined.

This is literally one of the scenes from the hand maids tale according to my wife.

[–] TheGuyTM3@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

I gotta read that, maybe my mind was too uncultured to estimate the creativity of some people.

[–] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 2 months ago

I'm sorry but America, you are insane