When Adriana Smith went to the hospital, complaining of headaches, she was given some medicine and sent home. Just one day later, her boyfriend would discover her struggling to breathe. Adriana was admitted to the hospital, and several blood clots were discovered in her brain; she was declared brain dead. Adriana was 9 weeks pregnant at this time, and due to Georgia's Heartbeat Abortion Law, doctors and medical staff felt they needed to keep her on life support to incubate her fetus.

This is the story of Adriana, a nurse, mother, sister, daughter, and girlfriend. Adriana, who became brain dead in February of 2025, was kept on life support due to the fetal cardiac activity. Her case created a medical ethics controversy that has sparked a nationwide discussion about restrictive abortion care and end-of-life care.

Adriana's GoFundMe Link:

https://gofund.me/aade5ceb7

Crisis Pregnancy Centers or Maternal Wellness Centers are a unique and disconcerting hybrid of anti-choice activism, religious propagandism, and pseudo-medical practice. They are fundamentally unethical and undermine the respect for human life that they claim to protect. The government faces significant barriers to implementing regulations for CPCs. As states across the country threaten to severely restrict, and in some cases eliminate access to abortion, efforts to limit the influence of CPCs will become vital.

There are a lot of CPCs in the United States. Here are some websites you can utilize to see what clinics near you are Crisis Pregnancy Centers or legitimate health clinics.

www.exposefakeclinics.com

www.crisispregnancycentermap.com

What happens when constituents vote to approve abortion rights, yet their elected officials are “pro-life” or anti-abortion themselves?

This episode dives into how Republicans go against the majority of their voters on abortion rights. Voter-approved ballot initiatives represent the direct expression of the people's preferences. When politicians seek to overturn or weaken these measures, it can be seen as a direct challenge to the democratic process.