The woman’s family said doctors told them they couldn’t remove breathing devices because state law bans abortion after cardiac activity can be detected.

A 31-year-old woman declared brain dead in February gave birth to a son in Atlanta. Her situation was complicated by Georgia abortion laws.

A brain-dead woman's baby has been delivered by caesarean section, the woman's mother says, after the hospital said her body had to be kept on life support due to abortion law in the US state of Georgia. Adriana Smith's baby, named Chance, was born prematurely on Friday, Ms Smith's mother told local TV station 11 Alive.