[Slyfox]

Montefiore spokesman Steve Osborne said, "Our doctors have conducted several tests on the child's brain and have determined that he is brain-dead."

The 'Brain-dead' kid has lots of usable body parts.

[AntiGuv]

The 'brain-dead' kid has zero usable body parts without the parents' permission.

[mdmathis6]

If there was sepsis involving the brain,or any body area he would not be a candidate for donation related to the infection involved!

[TBP]

"Our doctors have conducted several tests on the child's brain and have determined that he is brain-dead."

He's affiliated with teh Bronx Dimmycrap machine?

[shhrubbery!]

"Our doctors have conducted several tests on the child's brain and have determined that he is brain-dead."

This is very tricky for lay persons.

According to links on this website, some tests for "brain death" can actually hasten or even cause brain death rather than simply diagnosing it.

And perhaps the question "Is he brain dead?" is not the most important question to ask.

Just as with Terri Schiavo, the question "Is she in a persistent vegetative state?" might have been the wrong question, too.