andros_rex@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 22 days agoGeorgia mother says she is being forced to keep brain-dead pregnant daughter alive under abortion ban lawwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up1259arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: health@lemmy.world
arrow-up1257arrow-down1external-linkGeorgia mother says she is being forced to keep brain-dead pregnant daughter alive under abortion ban lawwww.nbcnews.comandros_rex@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 22 days agomessage-square26linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: health@lemmy.world
Newkirk said the family is also having to deal with the financial responsibility of keeping Smith on life support.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down1·22 days agoOh, it gets better: The family is financially on the hook for the daughter’s hospital bill. Diagnostics have indicated that the fetus is developmentally compromised, and may not even survive the pregnancy.
minus-squareaceshigh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·21 days agoWhy is the family responsible for the cost? The woman is over 18. Shouldn’t her insurance or Medicaid pay for it?
Oh, it gets better:
Why is the family responsible for the cost? The woman is over 18. Shouldn’t her insurance or Medicaid pay for it?