title: The dead donor rule: true by definition.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University.
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Veatch
mesh_terms: D000574:American Medical Association; D000757:Anencephaly; D001926:Brain Death / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003643:Death; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State; D011640:Public Policy; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000941:ethics*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States