The case for a statutory 'definition of death'
Karen Quinlan, the American girl who has lain in deep coma for many months, is still 'alive', that is to say, her heart is still beating and brain death has not occurred. However, several other cases have raised difficult issues about the time of death. Dr Skegg argues that there is a case...
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BMJ Publ.
1976
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 1976, Volume: 2, Issue: 4, Pages: 190-192 |
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