Abstract:This paper presents the biological, philosophical, and theological arguments against “brain death” or death determined strictly through neurological criteria. It is rooted in a realistic, Thomistic metaphysical and anthropological view of the human person and the objective reality of death. Part I of the paper reviews the medical evidence that the bodies of those declared brain death are alive and makes clear that the bodies of “brain dead” patients are not biologically analogous to severed body parts. Part II… Show more
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