{"id":1405,"date":"2025-05-23T18:39:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/?p=1405"},"modified":"2025-06-06T07:54:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T06:54:23","slug":"how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/2025\/05\/23\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"How Adriana Smith\u2019s case mirrors The Handmaid\u2019s Tale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In Season 3 of The Handmaid&#8217;s Tale, Natalie, a pregnant Handmaid, collapses under the weight of constant state control. She&#8217;s declared brain dead, but Gilead refuses to let go. Machines keep her body running, not for her, but for the fetus within her. Natalie is no longer a human, but rather an incubator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time, it was undeniably dystopian fiction. But right now, the same thing is happening in America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is happening to Adriana Smith?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"328\" height=\"428\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-06-04-151922.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2377 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 328px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 328\/428;width:823px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-06-04-151922.png 328w, https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-06-04-151922-230x300.png 230w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Adriana Smith: Huerte.at<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adriana, a 30-year-old nurse from Atlanta, Georgia, had a deadly brain bleed in February of this year, and she was certified brain dead. However, because she was nine weeks pregnant, her body was kept on life support- not to save her, but for the sake of the fetus she was carrying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sound familiar?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite Adriana&#8217;s legal death, Northside Hospital continued life support measures, as required by Georgia&#8217;s &#8220;heartbeat law,&#8221; which prohibits abortions once fetal cardiac activity is found. This normally occurs around six weeks into the pregnancy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her grieving family was told that they were not legally permitted to take her off life support. They were told that until the fetus could be delivered, the hospital had to keep Adriana on life support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chance, the foetus, who is 22 weeks along as of May 2025, faces significant health issues, including fluid in the brain that could lead to disability or death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why is the \u2018Heartbeat law\u2019 in place?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6191886\/fetal-personhood-laws-roe-abortion\/\">fetal personhood laws<\/a> is to acknowledge embryos and fetuses as individuals with legal rights. Supporters say that this upholds moral principles and safeguards unborn life, but critics argue that legislation like this compromises the rights of mothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/2025\/06\/02\/forced-to-give-birth-even-if-it-kills-you-the-detrimental-impact-of-texass-abortion-laws\/\">Click here to learn more about the devastating effects abortion laws has on women<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of the law, Adriana&#8217;s body remained in a hybrid state, meaning it was mechanically supported but not biologically viable. Her family was unable to grieve for her, bury her, or decide on her medical treatment. Legally speaking, her body belonged to a law written without her in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Is this a clear parallel to a dystopian world?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite being a dystopian thriller, The Handmaid&#8217;s Tale is grounded in historical precedents and modern issues. Margaret Atwood, the author, has said that nothing in the book hasn\u2019t happened at some point in history. Today, its resonance is sharper now than ever. Adriana\u2019s story is a symptom of a larger dystopian thread quietly weaving itself into the fabric of our reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Gilead, state power and religious doctrine govern women&#8217;s bodies. A secular legal system in Georgia accomplished a similar goal through legislative definitions and constitutional modifications. Adriana&#8217;s story serves as a reminder of the intricacy and repercussions of rules that aim to preserve life while disregarding the lived realities of those who are carrying it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"486\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-06-04-152813.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2378 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-06-04-152813.png 705w, https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-06-04-152813-480x331.png 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 705px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 705px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 705\/486;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pro- choice march: Wikipedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why does Adriana\u2019s Story Matter?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adriana Smith&#8217;s situation is representative of a larger discussion over medical ethics, reproductive rights, and the increasing <a href=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/conflict-3\/\">conflict <\/a>between legal definitions of life and physical autonomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stories like Adriana&#8217;s may become more common in a post-Roe v. Wade America when more states are enacting or extending fetal personhood laws.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em> asked, \u201cWhat happens when a woman is no longer in control of her body- even in death?\u201d Adriana Smith\u2019s story forces us to ask the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because when laws are written without empathy, and enforced without nuance, even death isn\u2019t enough to free a woman from the control of the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re still not convinced that dystopian literature is a reality, then look no further because Adriana&#8217;s story mirrors an exact theme in The Handmaid&#8217;s Tale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":309,"featured_media":1406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61,37,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abortion","category-darlynn-nab","category-healthcare"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Adriana Smith\u2019s case mirrors The Handmaid\u2019s Tale - Scarlet Threads<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you&#039;re still not convinced that dystopian literature is a reality, then look no further because the story of Adriana mirrors an exact theme in The Handmaid&#039;s Tale.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/2025\/05\/23\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Adriana Smith\u2019s case mirrors The Handmaid\u2019s Tale - Scarlet Threads\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you&#039;re still not convinced that dystopian literature is a reality, then look no further because the story of Adriana mirrors an exact theme in The Handmaid&#039;s Tale.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/2025\/05\/23\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Scarlet Threads\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-23T17:39:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-06T06:54:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/05\/handmaid-tale-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"653\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"314\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Darlynn Nab\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Darlynn Nab\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Darlynn Nab\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3f37a4cc1e79d0341fee8bf466d39f5e\"},\"headline\":\"How Adriana Smith\u2019s case mirrors The Handmaid\u2019s Tale\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-23T17:39:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-06T06:54:23+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":605,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/47\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/handmaid-tale-1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Abortion\",\"Darlynn Nab\",\"Healthcare\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\\\/\",\"name\":\"How Adriana Smith\u2019s case mirrors The Handmaid\u2019s Tale - Scarlet Threads\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/47\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/handmaid-tale-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-23T17:39:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-06T06:54:23+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3f37a4cc1e79d0341fee8bf466d39f5e\"},\"description\":\"If you're still not convinced that dystopian literature is a reality, then look no further because the story of Adriana mirrors an exact theme in The Handmaid's Tale.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/47\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/handmaid-tale-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/47\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/handmaid-tale-1.jpg\",\"width\":653,\"height\":314},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/23\\\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How Adriana Smith\u2019s case mirrors The Handmaid\u2019s Tale\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/\",\"name\":\"Scarlet Threads\",\"description\":\"Unravelling the female dystopia, one story at a time\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3f37a4cc1e79d0341fee8bf466d39f5e\",\"name\":\"Darlynn Nab\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9ffbebdac20985dbf0583f8972e5423c1e98b4b8ba1b026657da7891b462818e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9ffbebdac20985dbf0583f8972e5423c1e98b4b8ba1b026657da7891b462818e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9ffbebdac20985dbf0583f8972e5423c1e98b4b8ba1b026657da7891b462818e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Darlynn Nab\"},\"description\":\"I love writing creative stories that really make my readers think. I'm all about questioning things we accepted as normal in society. I enjoy topics about politics, modern day misogyny and anything that calls out injustices. I'm particularly passionate about LGBTQ+ rights and intersectionality.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jusmedia.co.uk\\\/scarletthreads\\\/author\\\/joa21dn\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How Adriana Smith\u2019s case mirrors The Handmaid\u2019s Tale - Scarlet Threads","description":"If you're still not convinced that dystopian literature is a reality, then look no further because the story of Adriana mirrors an exact theme in The Handmaid's Tale.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/2025\/05\/23\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"How Adriana Smith\u2019s case mirrors The Handmaid\u2019s Tale - Scarlet Threads","og_description":"If you're still not convinced that dystopian literature is a reality, then look no further because the story of Adriana mirrors an exact theme in The Handmaid's Tale.","og_url":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/2025\/05\/23\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\/","og_site_name":"Scarlet Threads","article_published_time":"2025-05-23T17:39:03+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-06-06T06:54:23+00:00","og_image":[{"width":653,"height":314,"url":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/05\/handmaid-tale-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Darlynn Nab","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Darlynn Nab","Estimated reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/2025\/05\/23\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/2025\/05\/23\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\/"},"author":{"name":"Darlynn Nab","@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/#\/schema\/person\/3f37a4cc1e79d0341fee8bf466d39f5e"},"headline":"How Adriana Smith\u2019s case mirrors The Handmaid\u2019s Tale","datePublished":"2025-05-23T17:39:03+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-06T06:54:23+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/2025\/05\/23\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\/"},"wordCount":605,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/2025\/05\/23\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/05\/handmaid-tale-1.jpg","articleSection":["Abortion","Darlynn Nab","Healthcare"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/2025\/05\/23\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\/","url":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/2025\/05\/23\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\/","name":"How Adriana Smith\u2019s case mirrors The Handmaid\u2019s Tale - Scarlet Threads","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/2025\/05\/23\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/2025\/05\/23\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/05\/handmaid-tale-1.jpg","datePublished":"2025-05-23T17:39:03+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-06T06:54:23+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/#\/schema\/person\/3f37a4cc1e79d0341fee8bf466d39f5e"},"description":"If you're still not convinced that dystopian literature is a reality, then look no further because the story of Adriana mirrors an exact theme in The Handmaid's Tale.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/2025\/05\/23\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/2025\/05\/23\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/2025\/05\/23\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/05\/handmaid-tale-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/05\/handmaid-tale-1.jpg","width":653,"height":314},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/2025\/05\/23\/how-adriana-smiths-case-mirrors-the-handmaids-tale-the-reality-of-fetal-personhood-laws-in-america\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How Adriana Smith\u2019s case mirrors The Handmaid\u2019s Tale"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/#website","url":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/","name":"Scarlet Threads","description":"Unravelling the female dystopia, one story at a time","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/#\/schema\/person\/3f37a4cc1e79d0341fee8bf466d39f5e","name":"Darlynn Nab","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9ffbebdac20985dbf0583f8972e5423c1e98b4b8ba1b026657da7891b462818e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9ffbebdac20985dbf0583f8972e5423c1e98b4b8ba1b026657da7891b462818e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9ffbebdac20985dbf0583f8972e5423c1e98b4b8ba1b026657da7891b462818e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Darlynn Nab"},"description":"I love writing creative stories that really make my readers think. I'm all about questioning things we accepted as normal in society. I enjoy topics about politics, modern day misogyny and anything that calls out injustices. I'm particularly passionate about LGBTQ+ rights and intersectionality.","url":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/author\/joa21dn\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/309"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1405"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2648,"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1405\/revisions\/2648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/scarletthreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}