Defining death. Developments in recent law.
The authors trace the progress among courts, legislatures, and professional and advisory bodies toward the acceptance of legal standards that define death by reference to neurologic criteria. Competing legal formulations and medical proposals are examined, and those standards ultimately adopted in various jurisdictions are set forth.
D001926:Brain Death; D003643:Death; D003933:Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States