Death and legal fictions

Advances in life-saving technologies in the past few decades have challenged our traditional understandings of death. Traditionally, death was understood to occur when a person stops breathing, their heart stops beating and they are cold to the touch. Today, physicians determine death by relying on...

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Authors: Shah, K. (Author) ; Truog, D. (Author) ; Miller, Gabriele 1923-2010 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2011
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2011, Volume: 37, Issue: 12, Pages: 719-722
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