An Incoherent Proposal to Revise the Uniform Determination of Death Act

It 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 either (1) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions or (2) irreversible… Read more
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Source: blog.bioethics.net - January 23, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Susan Gilbert Tags: Health Care Brain Death end of life Hastings Bioethics Forum syndicated Uniform Determination of Death Act Source Type: blogs