Recently revised ‘brain death’ guidelines are not backed by scientific evidence
It’s time to scrap conjectured 'brain death' guidelines and return to the traditional definition of death: cessation of cardiopulmonary function.
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Articles tagged American Academy Of Neurology
Bioethics group admits most people declared ‘brain dead’ actually have brain function
The National Catholic Bioethics Center, a longtime supporter of ‘brain death,’ finally admitted that many so-called ‘brain dead’ people still have neuroendocrine function, though its defense of vulnerable patients doesn’t go nearly far enough.
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‘Brain death’ diagnosis devalues human life, makes us vulnerable to unethical treatment
The physician-patient relationship has suffered because doctors are being trained to see people with severe brain injuries as 'good as dead,' rather than valuing their humanity.
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‘Brain death’ is a fallacy used to prop up the organ harvesting industry
The concept of ‘brain death’ is factually baseless, but powerful medical organizations like the American Academy of Neurology are imposing it on America, threatening the lives of brain-injured people.
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More than 150 Catholic clergy, laity sign statement calling for changes to ‘brain death’ criteria
Current standards for brain death 'do not provide moral (prudential) certainty of death' and often categorize persons who are not fully brain dead as being legally dead, the authors warn.
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Neurological association promotes dangerous redefinition of ‘brain death’ after panel rejects it
‘Death is not whatever an echo chamber of experts says it is,’ said Dr. Heidi Klessig. ‘The criteria for brain death have been revised repeatedly without scientific evidence.’
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Proposal to redefine ‘brain death’ would put patients at risk of ‘false-positive’ death diagnoses, experts warn
A fundamental issue is that 'brain death' is not the same as biological death and allows for organ harvesting when an individual is still alive.
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