title: Death is just not what it used to be.
authors.affiliation: Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: James N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Kirkpatrick
authors.forename: Kara D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Beasley
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caplan
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D001926:Brain Death; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002319:Cardiovascular System; D003210:Concept Formation; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D003643:Death; D006801:Humans; D008678:Metaphysics; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000941:ethics*; D012119:Respiration; D013030:Spain; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000941:ethics*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000941:ethics*; D014481:United States