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  • Medical Law
  • Political Philosophy

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  • The concept of brain death as legal death is widely accepted.
  • Universalist policies mandate neurologic criteria for death determination without exceptions.
  • Concerns exist regarding the ethical and philosophical underpinnings of such policies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically analyze the philosophical and political foundations of universalist brain death policies.
  • To draw parallels between universalist brain death policies and reproductive rights policies.
  • To argue for a re-evaluation of end-of-life decision-making frameworks.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical argumentation
  • Comparative policy analysis
  • Ethical critique

Main Results:

  • Universalist brain death policies exhibit coercive control over end-of-life decisions.
  • The philosophical basis of these policies aligns with that of restrictive reproductive policies.
  • An illiberal political philosophy underpins both approaches.

Conclusions:

  • The logic applied to critique coercive reproductive policies should extend to universalist brain death policies.
  • A more nuanced and less coercive approach to end-of-life decision-making is warranted.
  • Reconsidering the application of neurologic criteria for death determination is necessary.