brain death
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In both cases, the boys were deprived of oxygen to the extent that Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia reached a grim diagnosis: brain death. — Tom Avril, Philly.com, "At CHOP, two boys were diagnosed with brain death. Here's what that means," 24 May 2018 Jahi McMath, the Oakland, Calif., teenager whose brain death made national news after her family refused to accept the ruling and fought to keep her on a ventilator, died June 22, a family attorney said. — Breanna Edwards, The Root, "Jahi McMath, Teen Who Was Declared Brain-Dead Almost 5 Years Ago, Has Died," 29 June 2018 Under state law, if a patient’s faith dictates that life persists so long as the heart is beating, then brain death alone is not sufficient for a legal declaration of death. — Mari A. Schaefer, Philly.com, "Declared brain dead almost 5 years ago, Calif. teen's life finally ends in N.J.," 29 June 2018 The congregation at Acts Full Gospel Church in Oakland gave Winkfield a standing ovation on Friday for fighting to keep her daughter on life support and taking on the medical establishment in the brain death debate between science and religion. — NBC News, "'They are not God': Mother of girl declared dead twice criticizes doctors," 9 July 2018 In Pennsylvania and most states, a diagnosis of brain death is enough to declare someone legally dead, meaning he or she can be taken off life support. — Mari A. Schaefer, Philly.com, "Declared brain dead almost 5 years ago, Calif. teen's life finally ends in N.J.," 29 June 2018 Children's Hospital lawyers had argued that the family did not subject McMath to tests accepted by the American Medical Association to determine brain death. — CBS News, "Jahi McMath, girl at center of debate over brain death, dies, mother says," 29 June 2018 Winkfield refused to accept the California doctors’ conclusion and took her daughter to New Jersey, a state that accommodates religions that don’t recognize brain death. — NBC News, "'They are not God': Mother of girl declared dead twice criticizes doctors," 9 July 2018 Winkfield refused to accept the California doctors' conclusions and took her daughter to New Jersey, a state that accommodates religions that don't recognize brain death. — Paul Elias, Fox News, "Mother of girl declared dead twice slams doctors at funeral," 7 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'brain death.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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