The Definition and Controversy of Brain Death

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This chapter explores the concept and controversy surrounding brain death as a definition of death. It discusses the history of brain death, the diagnostic criteria for determining brain death, and the variations in death definitions across different states in the US. The chapter also examines real-world cases and ethical implications related to brain death.

This Halloween, we look at how technology is forcing us to ask: When is someone actually dead? And we look into research that is raising a further question: Could death someday be reversible?

This episode originally ran on November 22, 2022.

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