The Impending Collapse of the Whole-Brain Definition of Death

No one really believes that literally all functions of the entire brain must be lost for an individual to be dead. A better definition of death involves a higher brain orientation.

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Hastings Center report 1993-07, Vol.23 (4), p.18-24
Main Author: Veatch, Robert M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude to Death
Bias
Bioethics
Brain
Brain death
Brain Death - diagnosis
Brain Death - legislation & jurisprudence
Brain Death - physiopathology
Brain stem
Brain Stem - physiopathology
Cerebral Cortex - physiopathology
Cerebrum
Certification
Consciousness - physiology
Cultural Diversity
Death
Death & dying
Death, Defined
Ethics, Medical
Euthanasia
Humans
Mind
Mind and body
Morality
Neurology
Personhood
Proof and certification
Public law
Sensitivity and Specificity
Slippery slope
Terminology
Uniform Determination of Death Act
United States
Wedge Argument
Withholding Treatment
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Summary:No one really believes that literally all functions of the entire brain must be lost for an individual to be dead. A better definition of death involves a higher brain orientation.
ISSN:0093-0334
1552-146X
DOI:10.2307/3562586