A look at some of the differences between states of consciousness and brain death: Brain death: These patients are no longer alive. There has been an irreversible cessation of all activity in both ...

ATLANTA — The family of a 30-year-old metro Atlanta mother and nurse said she was declared brain dead more than 90 days ago — but is still being kept alive because she’s pregnant.

A pregnant woman declared brain-dead months ago is being kept on life support in Georgia until her baby can be delivered — a decision doctors made to obey the state’s strict abortion ban ...