Telegraph.co.uk |
Brain-dead pregnant woman being kept alive for her baby – against her wishes …
Telegraph.co.uk Brain death is the ceasing of all neurological activity, even if other functions can be artificially maintained. When Munoz’s family were told she was brain dead they made arrangements to honour her wish not to be kept on life support; the hospital … |
Times of India |
Mercury News editorial: Jahi McMath story demonstrates Americans need to talk …
San Jose Mercury News About 2.5 million Americans die each year. The leading causes are heart disease (600,000), cancer (575,000), chronic lower respiratory diseases (140,000), stroke (130,000) and accidents (120,000). Brain death, usually from a traumatic head injury or a … What to do after the brain diesTimes of India Friends Believe Jahi McMath, “Quiet Leader,” is AliveNBC Bay Area Other View: Blurring the line between life and deathChippewa Herald Los Angeles Times –fox13now.com all 80 news articles » |
NPR (blog)Doctors use four tests to determine brain deathColumbus DispatchIn one way, the cases are polar opposites: The parents of Jahi McMath in Oakland, Calif., have fought to keep their daughter connected to a ventilator, while the parents and husb…
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The Ethics Of Being Brain Dead: Doctors And Bioethicists Discuss Jahi McMath …
Huffington Post Many people don’t understand the differences between a coma, persistent vegetative state and brain death, said Arthur Caplan, head of the division of bioethics at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. By moving the lungs up and down, a … |
National Geographic |
Brain Death Raises Tough Questions
National Geographic For 13-year-old Jahi McMath of Oakland, California, brain death was declared in the wake of complications from surgery. Her parents have fought to keep her on life support, contending that the functioning of her heart and lungs indicates she is still … Jahi McMath brain death case: Family’s attorney defends his actionsLos Angeles Times The Science Behind Brain DeathNew York Times NEW: Two cases raise questions of how brain death is determinedSarasota Herald-Tribune San Jose Mercury News –NBC Bay Area –Newsday all 57 news articles » |
ThinkProgressWhy the Dad Has No Say in Tragic Texas Brain Death CaseTIME (blog)Why the Dad Has No Say in Tragic Texas Brain Death Case. A terrible dilemma over the fate of a pregnant young mother throws a harsh light on the cost of the abortion debate….
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A Brain-Dead Mother, a Million-Dollar Baby
MedPage Today If, as is alleged, the hospital knows this person meets criteria for brain death and they have failed to document this in the chart, then, yes, I believe they have behaved unethically.” “A judge should intervene to require an examination of the patient … |
NPR (blog) |
Why Hospitals And Families Still Struggle To Define Death
NPR (blog) “Many people confuse brain death with coma, vegetative state or other disorders of consciousness,” says Dr. James Bernat, a neurologist who directs the clinical ethics program at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and serves on the World Health … Texas Family Will Sue Hospital For Keeping Pregnant, Brain-Dead Woman On …ThinkProgress Ethicists criticize treatment of brain-dead patientsNational Catholic Reporter Jahi McMath: Expert criticizes keeping girl on ventilatorLos Angeles Times |
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Jahi McMath brain-death case: Family’s attorney defends his actions
Los Angeles Times The attorney who successfully fought in court to keep 13-year-old Jahi McMath on a ventilator at an Oakland hospital for weeks after she was declared brain dead defended his actions this week, calling the case a fight for family rights. Christopher … |
WTSP 10 News |
Ethicists criticize treatment of brain-dead patients
USA TODAY Many people don’t understand the differences between a coma, persistent vegetative state and brain death, says Arthur Caplan, head of the division of bioethics at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. By moving the lungs up and down, a … NEW: Two cases raise questions of how brain death is determinedSarasota Herald-Tribune |