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Proposal for Revising the Uniform Determination of Death Act
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Individuals Declared Brain-Dead Remain Biologically Alive
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Revising the Legal Standard for Determining Death
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayIn recent years, court cases and scholarly articles have increasingly highlighted discrepancies between the legal definition of death in the United States and the medical diagnostic standards for determining brain death. It has become clear to many that the 40-year-old Uniform Determination of Death Act, the legal standard, should be updated.Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Revising the Uniform Determination of Death Act: Response to Miller and Nair-Collins
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayTo address recent lawsuits that question whether the persistent of hormonal functions is consistent with death by neurologic criteria (such as the case of Jahi McMath), we proposed specific mention in a UDDA that loss of hormonal functions is not required for declaration of death by neurologic criteria.Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
An Incoherent Proposal to Revise the Uniform Determination of Death Act
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayIt has been 50 years since the medical profession adopted the determination of death according to neurological criteria, known as “brain death.” This doctrine was codified in 1981 in the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA), which declares, “An individual who has sustained eit...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Jahi McMath, Race, and Bioethics
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayTwice upon a time, there was a girl who died. The death certificate that New Jersey issued to 17-year-old Jahi McMath on June 22 was the second one issued for her. California issued McMath’s first death certificate in December 2013. McMath had been admitted to Children’s Hospital Oakland on...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
“No one was listening to us.” Lessons from the Jahi McMath Case
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