Danish ethics council rejects brain death as the criterion of death

In Denmark, which alone in Western Europe has not accepted brain death as the criterion of death, the newly established Danish Council of Ethics has issued a report suggesting that in Denmark the criterion of death should still be the cessation of cardiac activity. The council bases its conclusion o...

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Main Author: Rix, B. A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 1990
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 1990, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-13
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Summary:In Denmark, which alone in Western Europe has not accepted brain death as the criterion of death, the newly established Danish Council of Ethics has issued a report suggesting that in Denmark the criterion of death should still be the cessation of cardiac activity. The council bases its conclusion on the concept of death in everyday experience and its ethical implications.
ISSN:1473-4257
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of medical ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1136/jme.16.1.5