Georgia mother says she is being forced to keep brain-dead pregnant daughter alive under abortion ban law
Georgia mother says she is being forced to keep brain-dead pregnant daughter alive under abortion ban law
“It’s torture for me,” April Newkirk said. “I see my daughter breathing, but she’s not there.”
Newkirk said the family is also having to deal with the financial responsibility of keeping Smith on life support.
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Who is paying the bills? The pregnant woman was not a minor and not married? Seems like the hospital will be paying this.
The last line of the article says that the family is responsible for the bills.
If the woman is an adult, the family can simply tell them to go fuck themselves. There is no such thing as debt inheritance with the exception of with spouses because they are "one estate".
Pretty sure you’re marriage is over once your spouse is dead.
I'd absolutely sue the state. They're forcing the mother to be kept on life support against the will of the family, they can foot the bill.
If she had health insurance, the insurance company should sue the state (as well), because they can better afford to. And because this won't be the only time.
In a catastrophic case like this, they wind up spending more than the family, even though it's a smaller percentage of their assets. So they have every incentive, and I'm sure the family would be willing to testify towards their case.
I see that, but why?
It feels wrong - but it looked like Terry Schiavo’s family was responsible for the costs of her care too?
Schiavo’s parents wanted to keep her on life support; her husband didn’t. I wonder if he was expected to pay too.
I imagine hospitals have all kinds of ways of getting people to sign some agreement to be held responsible for all kinds of costs. The entire system is fucked - you don’t know how much you owe until you start getting random bills months later.
In this case, the hospital doesn't have to do anything like that because the anti abortion law itself is coercion enough. If the family does anything that could even potentially contribute to the fetus dying, such as refusing care, they'll be prosecuted for murder. That they can't afford the care is immaterial.
I think in your heart of hearts, you know why.