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    • To defend current DCDD practices against criticisms regarding the dead donor rule.
    • To provide a new interpretation of 'irreversibility' in the context of DCDD.

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    • Philosophical argumentation and legal analysis.
    • Examination of the concept of irreversibility in medical and legal definitions of death.

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    • The study defends the interpretation of irreversibility as permanence in DCDD.
    • Argues that current DCDD practices align with the dead donor rule.

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    • Current DCDD practices are ethically and legally sound.
    • The interpretation of irreversibility as permanence supports the validity of DCDD organ procurement.