Determination of Death and the Dead Donor Rule: A Survey of the Current Law on Brain Death
Determination of Death and the Dead Donor Rule: A Survey of the Current Law on Brain Death
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DOI：
10.1093/jmp/jhw002
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发表时间：
2016-06-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Moreira, Madeline
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作者：
Nikas, Nikolas T.;Bordlee, Dorinda C.;Moreira, Madeline
尽管法律似乎是一致的，但生命终结的争议突显了各州脑死亡法律及其法院解释的差异。本文对美国目前有关脑死亡的法律情况进行了调查，旨在帮助专业人士制定或评估改变现行法律和医院政策的建议。正如我们注意到的，公众越来越警惕器官移植在死亡判定中的作用，以及脑死亡诊断标准的多样性。我们敦促，任何修改现行州法规或采用国家标准的尝试都必须平衡对医疗准确性的需要和健全的伦理原则，这些原则拒绝对人的功利性使用，并与人的尊严相一致。只有这样，才能重建公众的信任。
Despite seeming uniformity in the law, end-of-life controversies have highlighted variations among state brain death laws and their interpretation by courts. This article provides a survey of the current legal landscape regarding brain death in the United States, for the purpose of assisting professionals who seek to formulate or assess proposals for changes in current law and hospital policy. As we note, the public is increasingly wary of the role of organ transplantation in determinations of death, and of the variability of brain death diagnosing criteria. We urge that any attempt to alter current state statutes or to adopt a national standard must balance the need for medical accuracy with sound ethical principles which reject the utilitarian use of human beings and are consistent with the dignity of the human person. Only in this way can public trust be rebuilt.