Al Mousawi Mustafa
From the Hamed Al-Essa Organ Transplant Center, Kuwait.
Exp Clin Transplant. 2024 Apr;22(Suppl 4):25-27. doi: 10.6002/ect.BDCDSymp.L8.
The definition of death remains unresolved. To define death, one has to define the characteristics of a living person and to confirm whether an individual with brain death fulfils any of these characteristics. Although the concept of irreversible cessation of brain function is clear, controversy remains on the treatment of individuals with brain death and beating hearts. An individual with brain death but a beating heart is not breathing on his own and is dependent on medications and machines to maintain respiration, heartbeat, and blood pressure. Muslim scholars remain divided over the issue of whether death also means irreversible cessation of brain function. Questions remain on when it is permissible to remove vital organs for organ transplant. Groups have advocated for uniformity in law and medical practice on the definition of brain death.
死亡的定义仍未解决。要定义死亡，就必须定义活人具有的特征，并确认脑死亡的个体是否符合这些特征中的任何一项。尽管脑功能不可逆停止的概念很明确，但对于脑死亡且心脏仍在跳动的个体的治疗仍存在争议。脑死亡但心脏仍在跳动的个体无法自主呼吸，依赖药物和机器来维持呼吸、心跳和血压。穆斯林学者在死亡是否也意味着脑功能不可逆停止的问题上仍然存在分歧。关于何时允许摘除重要器官用于器官移植也存在疑问。一些团体主张在脑死亡定义的法律和医疗实践上保持统一。
