17Jan/14

Brain Death and Dialogue: What Two News Stories Can Teach Us about … – Patheos (blog)

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Reason

Brain Death and Dialogue: What Two News Stories Can Teach Us about …
Patheos (blog)
Have you ever obsessed over a news story? Become totally and personally invested? Glutted yourself on coverage? Set Google alerts? Consumed every report—mainstream, local, liberal, conservative, print, radio, TV, Web—you could access? Endlessly …
The Source: Brain Death – Science, Ethics & EmotionTexas Public Radio
Black Chronicle “The Paper That Tells The Truth”Blackchronicle
Honor beliefs in end-of-life decisionsIndianapolis Star
LifeNews.com –Newser
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15Jan/14

Lights Out: A New Reckoning for Brain Death – New Yorker (blog)

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New Yorker (blog)

Lights Out: A New Reckoning for Brain Death
New Yorker (blog)
In recommending the adoption of brain-death laws, the Presidential bioethics commission provided a rationale: the brain-dead person was dead because the brain was the maestro that conducted the body’s various instruments, and, without it, the body no …
Not all docs clear on meaning of ‘brain death‘ModernHealthcare.com

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14Jan/14

Case of brain-dead pregnant woman goes to Texas court – Los Angeles Times

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AMERICAblog (blog)

Case of brain-dead pregnant woman goes to Texas court
Los Angeles Times
The couple, both paramedics, were knowledgeable about severe injuries and brain death, and frequently discussed their desire not to be resuscitated should either of them become brain-dead, their lawyers said. “Despite the fact that Marlise is dead, JPS …
Hospital keeps pregnant, brain-dead woman alive, contrary to husband`s wishesAMERICAblog (blog)
Husband sues Fort Worth hospital to remove pregnant wife from life supportDallas Morning News
Pregnant, brain-dead woman’s husband sues hospitalNewsday
RH Reality Check
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14Jan/14

Marlise Munoz: Can a fetus survive after mother becomes brain-dead? – Los Angeles Times

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Toronto Star

Marlise Munoz: Can a fetus survive after mother becomes brain-dead?
Los Angeles Times
As the tragic case of 13-year-old Oakland girl Jahi McMath brought to light, brain death – defined as the “irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem” – qualifies as a legal death. Erick Munoz has filed suit …
Man sues hospital for keeping pregnant, brain-dead wife on life supportToronto Star
Husband sues Fort Worth hospital to remove pregnant wife from life supportDallas Morning News
Husband Sues Hospital to Let Wife DieCourthouse News Service
Bustle –RH Reality Check –Lifesite
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14Jan/14

Families and Physicians Debate the True Meaning of Brain Death – Daily Beast

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eMaxHealth

Families and Physicians Debate the True Meaning of Brain Death
Daily Beast
And at Children’s Hospital Oakland, 13 year old Jahi McMath suffered brain death after a surgery to remove her tonsils and adenoids was complicated by massive blood loss and cardiac arrest. “The death of the brain almost always spells the death of the …
Jahi McMath case shows why we need to figure out a new way to approach …San Bernardino Sun
Mixing faith and technology may only prolong the inevitable for brain deadeMaxHealth
Other Views: Jahi McMath story demonstrates need for Americans to talk more …The Trentonian
American Thinker
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13Jan/14

Jahi McMath case shows why we need to figure out a new way to approach … – San Bernardino Sun

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Jahi McMath case shows why we need to figure out a new way to approach …
San Bernardino Sun
Perhaps the story of Jahi, a brain-dead 13-year-old Oakland, can awaken more people to this need — if only to explore the suddenly hot topic of brain death. Theologians, psychologists and medical professionals agree that we do ourselves no favor as a …

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