Adriana Smith couldn't access competent medical care when she needed it, and it killed her. Now the hospital is forcing 'care' on her by keeping her alive as an incubator due to Georgia's abortion ban
I hear they're charging her family. F that, I say. I hope they can get some good lawyers.
I had endo too -- thankfully not as bad as yours. I never wanted kids, and finally got my tubes tied. That did the trick, hooray! But, even in a blue state, my husband had to co-sign!!! I told him if we ever got divorced he was entitled to one of my tubes. But I was outraged.
Yeah I’ve heard that as well. I sincerely hope it’s not true, but it would not surprise me in the least.
I’m sorry you needed your husband’s permission but think it’s hilarious you’re telling him you split them in case of divorce!
We need to do away with spousal permission. It violates autonomy but also leaves single people with absolutely no way to get necessary reproductive care.
Are you sure they would have done it if you were single? They wouldn't for me. They didn't even entertain the idea until I had a boyfriend and asked his permission despite him having no legal standing (we weren't even cohabitating).
It's gross how much control men get over our bodies.
The family needs to hire a lawyer and sue the hospital for lack of care when this young woman came to the hospital in an early pregnancy and with symptoms that needed to be evaluated.
Also, they must sue the hospital that the hospital must assume responsibly for the cost of all care that is being provided now.
The family must also receive damages for the stress and trauma that they have undergone and money to support the baby for life.
This court case must also focus in their proceedings on the lack of care that minorities, particularly black women, receive from doctors and hospitals.
I would assume when this is all over they will be pursuing legal options, but it will be difficult when up against a strict abortion ban in a right wing state.
I think there’s a gofundme to help support them as well!
It seems to have left the building. This is an obvious medical experiment done without consent, and people should be enraged. I hope it continues to get the coverage it deserves and her family find some peace.
I cry for this Mother and all the mothers - My mind is just stunned stupid how truly evil the hatred people can hold in their hearts…the injustice Georgia is perpetrating on her must end, this family didn’t deserve any of this suffering! I have always seen how the world hates women, it’s really insidious how hard it is to just accept that and go about living some kind of normal life. It’s unreal how fucked up life for women is
Same here. It's incredibly upsetting and it's not getting the attention it both needs and deserves. I've heard from so many people who said they had no idea it was happening until they read my article, and we should be screaming about this from the rooftops.
We need to scream until they do away with these laws.
I am beyond rage at this case, and at the lack of bodily autonomy for women in general. And it’s not a new phenomenon. In 1991, in the UK, when I was 30 years old, divorced and with one son, I went to my GP to ask for a hysterectomy. He refused, for that same reason you were given - the ‘dream man’.
He stuck firmly to his refusal, even when I explained that I had got divorced because I had come out as a lesbian. When I told him that, he just laughed.
It's amazing how much power these hypothetical 'dream men' get isn't it? Absolutely ridiculous.
Thank you for sharing your story, I've had many people say I should have just said I was a lesbian, but based on stories I've heard from others even that won't stop them from looking at you as a baby maker only.
Yes indeed. I hope it helps shine a light on these bans and the very serious damage they do. Perhaps it can open an important dialogue about what “pro life” really means.
Girl, we could talk about this for hours and hours… we probably should. I live in a conservative state and I’m raising two young girls. My own experiences nearly killed me. This story absolutely wrecks me inside…
The thing that takes this beyond for me is that it doesn’t even involve abortion. They won’t even let a woman die in peace. She can’t even be left to die in peace.
This haunting case is reminiscent of the medical experiments carried out under another fascist regime upon the bodies of people considered "disposable". What was considered a crime against humanity under Hitler is now being applauded by so-called "Christian" conservatives in the US. Anyone who thinks this is okay or even desirable has had their moral compass rust away and fall to pieces. Any woman who has failed to understand her true value in a society that allows, indeed legislates, this level of abuse should have her eyes opened wide by now.
I’m in agreement with you about this case but pregnancy is not a disability. That’s a weird/unnecessary thing to add. Pregnancy related illnesses/conditions can be considered disabilities, but a normal, healthy pregnancy is not. No need for misinformation in an otherwise good article.
I’m in agreement with you about this case but pregnancy is not a disability. That’s a weird/unnecessary thing to add. Pregnancy related illnesses/conditions can be considered disabilities, but a normal, healthy pregnancy is not. No need for misinformation in an otherwise good article.
I’m in agreement with you about this case but pregnancy is not a disability. That’s a weird/unnecessary thing to add. Pregnancy related illnesses/conditions can be considered disabilities, but a normal, healthy pregnancy is not. No need for misinformation in an otherwise good article.
Thank you for this article. My heart is broken for her and her family. Her mother started a gofundme to help with medical expenses, for anyone who is able to contribute. Another thing I’d like to add to your point about people wanting more information—in addition to it being no one’s business really, there was literally no reason the family would’ve needed to have a plan for this. It’s just cruel.
I cry for this Mother and all the mothers - My mind is just stunned stupid how truly evil the hatred people can hold in their hearts…the injustice Georgia is perpetrating on her must end, this family didn’t deserve any of this suffering! I have always seen how the world hates women, it’s really insidious how hard it is to just accept that and go about living some kind of normal life. It’s unreal how fucked up life for women is
I cry for this Mother and all the mothers - My mind is just stunned stupid how truly evil the hatred people can hold in their hearts…the injustice Georgia is perpetrating on her must end, this family didn’t deserve any of this suffering! I have always seen how the world hates women, it’s really insidious how hard it is to just accept that and go about living some kind of normal life. It’s unreal how fucked up life for women is
I cry for this Mother and all the mothers - My mind is just stunned stupid how truly evil the hatred people can hold in their hearts…the injustice Georgia is perpetrating on her must end, this family didn’t deserve any of this suffering! I have always seen how the world hates women, it’s really insidious how hard it is to just accept that and go about living some kind of normal life. It’s unreal how fucked up life for women is
I hear they're charging her family. F that, I say. I hope they can get some good lawyers.
I had endo too -- thankfully not as bad as yours. I never wanted kids, and finally got my tubes tied. That did the trick, hooray! But, even in a blue state, my husband had to co-sign!!! I told him if we ever got divorced he was entitled to one of my tubes. But I was outraged.
Yeah I’ve heard that as well. I sincerely hope it’s not true, but it would not surprise me in the least.
I’m sorry you needed your husband’s permission but think it’s hilarious you’re telling him you split them in case of divorce!
We need to do away with spousal permission. It violates autonomy but also leaves single people with absolutely no way to get necessary reproductive care.
The really weird part is, if I'd been single, I wouldn't have had to have anyone else sign.
I was on his insurance so they already knew. TBF my gyn thought it was stupid too. My husband was all ???
Are you sure they would have done it if you were single? They wouldn't for me. They didn't even entertain the idea until I had a boyfriend and asked his permission despite him having no legal standing (we weren't even cohabitating).
It's gross how much control men get over our bodies.
That's what my doc told me when I complained.
The family needs to hire a lawyer and sue the hospital for lack of care when this young woman came to the hospital in an early pregnancy and with symptoms that needed to be evaluated.
Also, they must sue the hospital that the hospital must assume responsibly for the cost of all care that is being provided now.
The family must also receive damages for the stress and trauma that they have undergone and money to support the baby for life.
This court case must also focus in their proceedings on the lack of care that minorities, particularly black women, receive from doctors and hospitals.
I would assume when this is all over they will be pursuing legal options, but it will be difficult when up against a strict abortion ban in a right wing state.
I think there’s a gofundme to help support them as well!
Good heavens, when did we abandon common sense and decency? Really feel bad for what the family and friends must be going through.
It seems to have left the building. This is an obvious medical experiment done without consent, and people should be enraged. I hope it continues to get the coverage it deserves and her family find some peace.
I cry for this Mother and all the mothers - My mind is just stunned stupid how truly evil the hatred people can hold in their hearts…the injustice Georgia is perpetrating on her must end, this family didn’t deserve any of this suffering! I have always seen how the world hates women, it’s really insidious how hard it is to just accept that and go about living some kind of normal life. It’s unreal how fucked up life for women is
Same here. It's incredibly upsetting and it's not getting the attention it both needs and deserves. I've heard from so many people who said they had no idea it was happening until they read my article, and we should be screaming about this from the rooftops.
We need to scream until they do away with these laws.
I am beyond rage at this case, and at the lack of bodily autonomy for women in general. And it’s not a new phenomenon. In 1991, in the UK, when I was 30 years old, divorced and with one son, I went to my GP to ask for a hysterectomy. He refused, for that same reason you were given - the ‘dream man’.
He stuck firmly to his refusal, even when I explained that I had got divorced because I had come out as a lesbian. When I told him that, he just laughed.
It's amazing how much power these hypothetical 'dream men' get isn't it? Absolutely ridiculous.
Thank you for sharing your story, I've had many people say I should have just said I was a lesbian, but based on stories I've heard from others even that won't stop them from looking at you as a baby maker only.
Nope - no effect on their tiny minds at all!
A very distressing situation for all parties involved
Yes indeed. I hope it helps shine a light on these bans and the very serious damage they do. Perhaps it can open an important dialogue about what “pro life” really means.
Girl, we could talk about this for hours and hours… we probably should. I live in a conservative state and I’m raising two young girls. My own experiences nearly killed me. This story absolutely wrecks me inside…
The thing that takes this beyond for me is that it doesn’t even involve abortion. They won’t even let a woman die in peace. She can’t even be left to die in peace.
This haunting case is reminiscent of the medical experiments carried out under another fascist regime upon the bodies of people considered "disposable". What was considered a crime against humanity under Hitler is now being applauded by so-called "Christian" conservatives in the US. Anyone who thinks this is okay or even desirable has had their moral compass rust away and fall to pieces. Any woman who has failed to understand her true value in a society that allows, indeed legislates, this level of abuse should have her eyes opened wide by now.
I’m in agreement with you about this case but pregnancy is not a disability. That’s a weird/unnecessary thing to add. Pregnancy related illnesses/conditions can be considered disabilities, but a normal, healthy pregnancy is not. No need for misinformation in an otherwise good article.
I’m in agreement with you about this case but pregnancy is not a disability. That’s a weird/unnecessary thing to add. Pregnancy related illnesses/conditions can be considered disabilities, but a normal, healthy pregnancy is not. No need for misinformation in an otherwise good article.
I’m in agreement with you about this case but pregnancy is not a disability. That’s a weird/unnecessary thing to add. Pregnancy related illnesses/conditions can be considered disabilities, but a normal, healthy pregnancy is not. No need for misinformation in an otherwise good article.
Thank you for this article. My heart is broken for her and her family. Her mother started a gofundme to help with medical expenses, for anyone who is able to contribute. Another thing I’d like to add to your point about people wanting more information—in addition to it being no one’s business really, there was literally no reason the family would’ve needed to have a plan for this. It’s just cruel.
I cry for this Mother and all the mothers - My mind is just stunned stupid how truly evil the hatred people can hold in their hearts…the injustice Georgia is perpetrating on her must end, this family didn’t deserve any of this suffering! I have always seen how the world hates women, it’s really insidious how hard it is to just accept that and go about living some kind of normal life. It’s unreal how fucked up life for women is
I cry for this Mother and all the mothers - My mind is just stunned stupid how truly evil the hatred people can hold in their hearts…the injustice Georgia is perpetrating on her must end, this family didn’t deserve any of this suffering! I have always seen how the world hates women, it’s really insidious how hard it is to just accept that and go about living some kind of normal life. It’s unreal how fucked up life for women is
I cry for this Mother and all the mothers - My mind is just stunned stupid how truly evil the hatred people can hold in their hearts…the injustice Georgia is perpetrating on her must end, this family didn’t deserve any of this suffering! I have always seen how the world hates women, it’s really insidious how hard it is to just accept that and go about living some kind of normal life. It’s unreal how fucked up life for women is