The concept of "brain death" was invented to justify harvesting organs while the heart was still beating and the lungs were still working. There is no empirical justification for the concept.
Dr. Frankenstein is still alive and works for the National Institutes of Health.
20 posted on 02/11/2012 5:31:25 PM PST by JoeFromSidney
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