Is a foetus a person? American woman Adriana Smith is brain-dead — but doctors will not turn off her life support machines, because she is pregnant. The case has sparked an angry debate.
Brain-dead mum kept alive to save baby
The road to birth: An embryo becomes a foetus at the end of the eighth week of pregnancy. Glossary
Brain-dead - When the brain has permanently and completely stopped functioning, but the person is still alive.
Ventilator - A machine used to replace someone's breathing.
Georgia - A state in the southern USA. Also a country at the intersection of Europe and Asia.
Abortion - The deliberate ending of a pregnancy.
Foetuses - Unborn humans or animals in the later stages of their development, but before birth.
Embryos - An unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development.
Experts - Someone who knows a lot about a particular subject.