Alive or dead? Brain death a complicated issue
San Francisco Chronicle
In the not-too-distant-past, death was simple: You stopped breathing, your heart stopped, and you died. But, like many things in the technological era, death can be more complicated now – as evidenced by the plight of a 13-year-old who lies motionless …
Convincing grieving parents that brain death means deadBoston.com (blog)
Fight Over California Girl Points to Confusion About Brain DeathWall Street Journal
Bioethicist: Girl’s tragic case can’t change reality of brain deathNBCNews.com
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Jahi McMath, Girl Left Brain Dead From Routine Tonsillectomy, To Be Kept On …
Huffington Post
Hospitals do a barrage of sophisticated tests to determine brain death, said Dr. Cristobal Barrios, an associate professor and a trauma and critical care surgeon at the University of California, Irvine. He is not involved in Jahi’s care and spoke about …

Judge: Girl declared brain dead following tonsillectomy must stay on life-support
abc13.com
… with the hospital examined Jahi and concluded that she was brain dead. But he said, “We’re happy to cooperate with the judge’s suggestion that an independent expert be provided to confirm yet again that brain death is the outcome that has occurred …