The Determination of Death  

Oleh:

Miller, Geoffrey F.

Jenis: Article from Books - E-Book
Dalam koleksi: Clinical Ethics in Pediatrics A Case-Based Textbook, page 118-122.
Topik: Diagnosis of Death; Cultural and Societal Importance
Fulltext: The Determination of Death.pdf (115.46KB)

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The question that is raised in this chapter is whether we can and ought to declare death when we reliably recognize the existence of brain death, or total brain failure that is irreversible. It is not the concept and consequences of death which are in question. Death is existential, an inevitable part of living. Its consequences may be viewed dif erently, but its existence is certain. These consequences may be interpreted as biological by medical scientists, or simply as a transition in religious traditions (Miller & Ashwal, 2009 ). Philosophers might state that it is the loss of a person’s interests and obligations owed them as these depend on qualities possessed only by the living, and the anthropologist will appreciate the customs, norms, rituals, and prohibitions that surround death, as well as the initiation of a social event and a ceremonial process (Kaufmann, 2003 ). Legally its determination is required to allow burial or cremation, an autopsy, organ transplantation, inheritance, and when a spouse may remarry. It may also trigger an investigation as to whether the death was criminal or accidental, natural or suicide.

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