title: The impending collapse of the whole-brain definition of death.
authors.affiliation: Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Veatch
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D015982:Bias; D001926:Brain Death / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D003243:Consciousness / Q000502:physiology; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D028723:Personhood; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014481:United States; D035761:Wedge Argument; D028761:Withholding Treatment