The Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA)
By Sara Buscher, a lawyer and Chair, EPC – USA The Uniform Law Commission writes model laws that states can adopt though their legislatures. A…
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An Unexpected Recovery and What We Can Learn from It
By Nancy Valko, RN, ALNC When 28-year-old Jacob Haendel was rushed to an emergency room in Massachusetts four years ago, the doctors thought he was…
Judge Rules: Stop Life Support
Aden is a 20-year-old college student who had abdominal pain on April 1, 2015.
Jahi McMath: A Precious Living Human Being
A young child’s life is threatened. Her family is devastated and suffering. Imagine the possibility of losing a child something no family should ever go through. And then imagine having to fight in court for her life. Today’s commentary explains what happened next.
Can a Man Die Twice? The Problem with ‘Brain Death’
By Philip F. Lawler
Boxer Hector Camacho died on [November 24, 2012], his doctor said. “His death was reported by Dr. Ernesto Torres, the director of the Centro Medico trauma center in Puerto Rico, who said Camacho had a heart attack and died a short time later after being taken off life support.”
Organs for Transplantation Must Be from Living
By Paul A. Byrne, M.D.
Our Sunday Visitor (OSV) devoted four pages to vital organ transplantation (8/19/2012), mostly in promotion of organ “donation.
When You’re Dead, You’re Dead; When You’re ‘Brain Dead,’ You’re Alive
The author wrote this article for a persuasive speech she gave in her advanced-placement English class in her junior year of high school. Her grade was 48 out of 50 (two points were deducted only for voice clarity, not content).
Vital Organ Donation II
If you were to compare a dead body with a “brain dead” body, you would find that the dead body is pale, cold, stiff, and unresponsive.
Death and Catholic Church Teaching
Since 1968, vital organs, necessary for life, have been removed from patients for transplantation. Since then, this has been morally justified by the claim that the donor is “brain dead” or has suffered “cardiac death.”