It Is Time to Abandon the Dogma That Brain Death Is Biological Death
Drawing on a recent case report of a pregnant, brain-dead woman who gave birth to a healthy child after over seven months of intensive care treatment, this essay rejects the established doctrine in medicine that brain death constitutes the biological death of the human being. The essay describes thr...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Wiley
2021
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| In: |
The Hastings Center report
Anno: 2021, Volume: 51, Fascicolo: 4, Pagine: 18-21 |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Pregnancy
B Brain Death B determination of death B Organ Transplantation |
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| Riepilogo: | Drawing on a recent case report of a pregnant, brain-dead woman who gave birth to a healthy child after over seven months of intensive care treatment, this essay rejects the established doctrine in medicine that brain death constitutes the biological death of the human being. The essay describes three policy options with respect to determination of death and vital organ transplantation in the case of patients who are irreversibly comatose but remain biologically alive. |
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| ISSN: | 1552-146X |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Hastings Center, The Hastings Center report
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1002/hast.1268 |