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Accepting Brain Death

2014/02/05 by David Magnus, Benjamin S. Wilfond, Arthur L. Caplan · 1 citation
Medicine · Psychology · #Organ Donation and Transplantation #Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues #Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health

paper · doi:10.1056/nejmp1400930

openalex publication_date 2014/02/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

The cases of Jahi McMath and Marlise Muñoz have reopened public debate about brain death. But the law and ethics have long recognized that deferring to medical expertise regarding the diagnosis of brain death is the most reasonable way to manage the process of dying.

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