The Line Between Life and Death May Depend on Where You Live
The Line Between Life and Death May Depend on Where You Live Every state recognizes brain death, but the rules vary. By Lola Butcher, Undark Fanatic Studio/Gary Waters/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARYGetty Images Until Sept. 17, 2020, Sharon Frederick was an ostensibly healthy 63-year-old woman who spent her days caring for her disabled sister and going to church. That evening, she was praying the rosary over the telephone with a friend when she began slurring her words. By the time an ambulance delivered her to St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica, New York, Frederick was comatose after suff...