title: A legal fiction with real consequences.
authors.affiliation: a Michigan Technological University.
authors.forename: L Syd M
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011640:Public Policy; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement; D028761:Withholding Treatment