The danger of turning 'brain death' and organ donation into culture war issues
A new statement on end-of-life care threatens established Catholic tradition.
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A new statement on end-of-life care threatens established Catholic tradition.
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(RNS) — What is really driving the decision to say a life is over?
Debate about brain death has prevented needed revisions to the Uniform Determination of Death Act
Bioethicists, doctors and lawyers are weighing whether to redefine how someone should be declared dead. A change in criteria for brain death could have wide-ranging implications for patients' care.