DigitalJournal.com | Bioethicist: Girl's tragic case can't change reality of brain death NBCNews.com Who decides when to pull the plug when a person is pronounced brain dead? The answer to that question is, tragically, being hotly debated in Oakland, Calif., as a result of an elective surgery gone horribly wrong. Thirteen-year-old Jahi McMath went to ... California hospital says it will keep teen declared brain dead on life support Girl,13, brain dead after tonsil surgery to stay on life support Family holds prayer vigil for Oakland girl on life support |