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[Is brain death actually death?].

J Seifert1

  • 1Internationalen Akademie für Philosophie im Fürstentum Liechtenstein.

Diskussionsforum Medizinische Ethik
|October 1, 1990
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The study argues brain death is not actual human death, questioning its use for organ donation. It proposes biological death, defined by irreversible cessation of all vital functions, as a safer criterion.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Philosophy of Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Context:

  • The definition of death is crucial for medical practice, particularly organ transplantation.
  • Current criteria for determining death, such as brain death, face philosophical and ethical challenges.
  • Organ retrieval necessitates a definitive and ethically sound determination of death.

Purpose:

  • To critically evaluate the concept of brain death as a definition of human death.
  • To argue against the ethical permissibility of organ retrieval based on brain death criteria.
  • To propose an alternative criterion for determining death: biological death of the organism as a whole.

Summary:

  • The paper contends that brain death, in its various interpretations, does not equate to the actual death of a human being.

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  • It presents arguments demonstrating the non-identity of brain death with human death, highlighting inherent uncertainties.
  • Ethical considerations mandate caution, deeming organ retrieval based on brain death criteria as potentially unethical due to lack of certainty.

    • Impact:

    • Challenges the established medical and legal definitions of death based on neurological criteria.
    • Raises significant ethical concerns regarding current organ donation practices and transplantation.
    • Advocates for a revised medical criterion for death, emphasizing irreversible cessation of all vital bodily functions for greater ethical security.