ACROSS THE DIVIDE - RELIGIOUS OBJECTIONS TO BRAIN-DEATH

Authors
FINS JJ
Citation
Jj. Fins, ACROSS THE DIVIDE - RELIGIOUS OBJECTIONS TO BRAIN-DEATH, Journal of religion and health, 34(1), 1995, pp. 33-39
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology,Religion
Journal title
Journal of religion and health → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224197
Volume
34
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
33 - 39
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4197(1995)34:1<33:ATD-RO>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
This article reviews the evolution of the medical-legal definition of brain death, as well as the normative debate surrounding this reconcep tualization. It offers a clinical approach to address religious object ions to brain death, which prefers negotiation over confrontation when families and practicitioners must discern the boundaries between life and death.