Is Brain Death the Death of a Human Person?
By Robert Spaemann “The identification of ‘brain death’ and the death of the human being can be maintained only if the personality of man is [...]
‘Brain Death,’ Organ Donation, and Presumed Consent
Consent Cannot Be Presumed because 'Brain Death' Is Not True Death Doyen Nguyent, 2019 Abstract The marked decline in organ donation in Germany in recent [...]
Why Thomistic Defense of “Brain Death” is Not Thomistic: An Analysis From The Perspectives Of Classical Philosophy and Contemporary Biophilosophy
DOYEN NGUYEN Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas Rome, Italy THE ONGOING DEBATE on “brain death” (BD)— also known as the neurological standard for the [...]
“Brain Death” is neither Human Death nor its Sign
An Answer to Condic, Lee, Moschella and other Defenders of Brain Death Definitions and Criteria of Human Death Josef Seifert† 2018 Abstract After an introduction, [...]
