Ep. 109: Redefining Death by Revising the UDDA
Bioethics on Air
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Is Cardiopulmonary Death Irreversible?
A doctor wouldn't be able to do a brain death exam on you essentially. The opt out would occur before the actual determination of death as opposed to like in New Jersey, whereas the declaration of death. Once a neuron is dead, it's dead. It's not coming back. And so irreversible makes more sense for the brain. So I'm okay with permanent for cardiopulmonary because yes, I understand, you may or may not resuscitate someone, but for the brain, it's got to be irreversible.
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