Not Forced Birth—A Mother's Final Act

How Baby Chance's Survival Was Twisted Into a Culture War Talking Point

After Adriana Smith was declared brain-dead earlier this year, she was able to give her unborn son the last gift her body was able to: a chance at life. But instead of honoring that, so-called advocates for women’s rights chose to spin her tragedy into a grotesque indictment of abortion laws—calling it “forced birth,” “slavery,” and “barbaric.”

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