A Defense of the Whole-Brain Concept of Death

The concept of whole-brain death is under attack again. Scholars are arguing that the concept of brain death per se—regardless of the focus on “higher,” “stem” or “whole”—is fundamentally flawed. These scholars have identified what they believe are serious discrepancies between the definition and cr...

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Main Author: Bernat, James L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1998
In: The Hastings Center report
Year: 1998, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 14-23
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