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Alyssa Burgart

Palo Alto
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Georgia Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Force a Brain-Dead Woman's Body to Incubate a Fetus

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By Alyssa Burgart, Jennifer Conti
| U.S. News and World Report Verified
Adriana Smith was declared brain dead on Feb. 19. But that doesn’t mean the 30-year-old nurse and mother was allowed to die with dignity. According to Smith’s mother, the Atlanta hospital where she’s been treated has been keeping her daughter on a ventilator without considering her family’s wishes because of Georgia’s restrictive anti-abortion law. Smith was nine weeks pregnant when she was declared brain dead; the health of her fetus is uncertain.
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Be a Strong Link for Immigrant Patients šŸ”—

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By Alyssa Burgart
ICE and CPB agents should be treated like any other hospital visitor - with restricted access. Healthcare workers: Does your facility have a plan to protect patients when ICE agents enter care spaces? Do you know your duties to patients? Do you know your patientā€™s rights? Now is a great time to plan ahead before youā€™re face-to-face with an ICE agent. Poppies & Propofol is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
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How Do You Feel?

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By Alyssa Burgart
| Substack
I’d been pals with psychiatrist Jessi Gold for years when she asked if she could interview me while she researched her memoir about being a psychiatrist and mental health advocate. We talked about COVID and its impact on me and my career. We chatted about the mental, physical, and emotional burdens so many of us were facing in hospitals and clinics around the country. Then therapy came up.
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