Lewisg Ariane
Med Law. 2015 Sep;34(1):497-507.
The diagnosis of brain death has generated numerous medical, legal, social and ethical controversies. The recent highly publicized case of Jahi McMath, a 13-year-old who was declared brain dead and transferred to a long-term care facility, illustrates these issues and raises new challenges and questions about the management of brain dead patients.
脑死亡的诊断引发了众多医学、法律、社会和伦理方面的争议。最近备受关注的13岁少女贾希·麦克马思的案例,她被宣布脑死亡并被转至一家长期护理机构,就说明了这些问题,并引发了关于脑死亡患者管理的新挑战和新问题。