Diagnosing Whole-Brain Death Is Controversial Because

question 36

Multiple Choice

Diagnosing whole-brain death is controversial because

• A) it is being forced onto all hospitals as the single approach to making a declaration of death.
• B) it is also being used to permit a declaration of death for persons in a persistent vegetative state.
• C) of the inability to accurately measure the stoppage of brainstem activity.
• D) of some religious perspectives.

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