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ATLANTA 鈥?A little more than a week ago, Georgia made international news when reports were first shared about a 30-year-old pregnant woman who her family said was being kept on life support to comply with t stanley becher he states abortion law.Since then, theres been an outpouring of support for Adriana Smith from across the state and country, with vigils being planned and online fundraisers being held in her name.Now the family has clarified they intend to keep her on life support until the baby is born.Smith, a registered nurse and mother of one, was declared brain-dead in February and placed on life support. The day she went to the hospital, her boyfriend found her gasping for air and making gargling sounds in her sleep, according to 11Alive, which first reported the news.April Newkirk, Smiths mother, told the television station that Smith was nine weeks pregnant at the time. Although she is legally dead, Smith has remained on life support since to facilitate the growth of the fetus, which is now about 22 weeks into gestation.Newkirk originally told 11Alive last week that doctors said Smith had to remain on life support because of Georgias abortion laws. In a second 11Alive interview that air stanley france ed on Monday, Newkirk clarified that the family only stanley de considered terminating the pregnancy if it would have saved Smiths life. Doctors told her it would not, so Smith remained on life support to allow her body to continue to grow the fetus, whom the family has named Chance.Newkirk has declined request Hxgq Biden wins early state endorsements, including black leaders
PANAMA CITY, Fla. AP 鈥? stanley cup A Florida school superintendent who calmly confronted a gunman who threatened to shoot him during a board meeting says God protected him when the man opened fire.Bay Schools Superintendent Bill Husfelt told The Associated Press that Tuesdays confrontation with Clay Duke seemed surreal. Video shows Husfelt speaking calmly to Duke after the 56-year-old pulled his weapon. Duke told the board he was upset that his wife had lost her job, apparently with the district. But Duke only shook his head when Husfelt and board members asked for details.After a few minutes, Duke fired two shots at Husfelt from about 8 feet away but missed, the bullets lodging in the wall. A security guard then shot Duke. Police say Duke then killed himself.@media screen and max-width: 992px {.btn-small-on-mobile {font-size: 1rem !important;}.sub-price-text { font-size: 20px;}} sticky-footer-cta {posi stanley borraccia tion: fixed;width: 100%;z-index: 9997;bottom: 0;right: 0;left: 0;} sticky-footer-cta .close-btn { width: 2rem;height: 2rem;position: absolute;top: -1rem;right: 1rem;}/* light green buttons used for news-letter subscribe stanley quencher buttons *//*.newsletters-signup-cta .subscribe-btn, .newsletter-subscribe-btn { background-color: 36E15E; border-color: 36E15E; color: 000;}.newsletters-signup-cta .subscribe-btn:hover, .newsletter-subscribe-btn:hover { background-color: 2bab49;}.newsletters-signup-cta .subscribe-btn.btn-arrow:after, .newsletter-subscribe-btn.btn-arrow:after { background- |
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