Category Archives: BRAIN DEATH

THE CULTURE OF DEATH: THE PUSH FOR EUTHANASIA CONTINUES

Posted on July 17, 2011 by abyssum

!!!!   Pressured to Die: Euthanasia Push Continues Promised Safeguards Not Working By Father John Flynn, LC ROME, JULY 17, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Euthanasia advocates continue to press their case in spite of suffering several recent defeats, including a January vote … Continue reading →

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THE QUIESCENT BRAIN: MORE EVIDENCE THAT PVS REALLY MEANS PERHAPS VERY SURVIVABLE

Posted on July 11, 2011 by abyssum

Cracks start to show in ‘vegetative state’ diagnosis Kathleen Gilbert Mon Jul 11 14:14 EST Bioethics July 11, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – After years of opposition from disability advocates, more experts are beginning to question the validity of the “persistent vegetative … Continue reading →

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THE QUIESCENT BRAIN: THE HORRIBLE TRUTH, YOU MUST BE ALIVE IN ORDER TO BE AN ORGAN DONOR

Posted on July 7, 2011 by abyssum

“Brain Death” as Criteria for Organ Donation is a “Deception”: Bereaved Mother BY LIFESITENEWS.COM Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:15 EST   By Hilary White, Rome correspondent ROME, February 23, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Bernice Jones came to Rome last week to tell … Continue reading →

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THE QUIESCENT BRAIN: “BRAIN DEATH” TEST CAUSES BRAIN NECROSIS AND KILLS PATIENTS

Posted on July 7, 2011 by abyssum

“Brain Death” Test Causes Brain Necrosis and Kills Patients: Neurologist to Rome Conference BY LIFESITENEWS.COM Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:15 EST By Hilary White – Rome correspondent ROME, February 25, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – One of the medical world’s key diagnostic tools … Continue reading →

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THE QUIESCENT BRAIN: “SIGNS OF LIFE CONFERENCE” SOUGHT TO DEMONSTRATE THAT ‘BRAIN DEATH’ NEVER WAS TRUE DEATH

Posted on July 7, 2011 by abyssum

Brain Death” is Life, Not Death: Neurologists, Philosophers, Neonatologists, Jurists, and Bioethici BY LIFESITENEWS.COM Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:15 EST By Hilary White – Rome correspondent ROME, February 26, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – If a patient is able to process oxygen from … Continue reading →

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THE QUIESCENT BRAIN: DOCTOR E. CHRISTIAN BRUGGER SAYS “NOT SO FAST!”

Posted on July 7, 2011 by abyssum

No ‘moral certainty’ that brain death is really death: prominent Catholic ethics professor Brugger BY HILARY WHITE, ROME CORRESPONDENT Fri Feb 04, 2011 18:21 EST Comments (5) Tags: Benedict Xvi, Brain Death, E. Christian Brugger ROME February 4, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A prominent American … Continue reading →

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THE QUIESCENT BRAIN: HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO WAKE UP AS THEY REMOVE YOUR ORGANS

Posted on July 7, 2011 by abyssum

‘Brain dead’ woman recovers after husband refuses to withdraw life support BY CHRISTINE DHANAGOM Thu May 12, 2011 16:52 EST Comments (7) Tags: Brain Death NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia, May 12, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – An Australian woman who was declared “brain dead” regained … Continue reading →

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THE QUIESCENT BRAIN: YET ANOTHER CASE OF A ‘BRAIN DEAD’ PERSON REVIVING

Posted on July 7, 2011 by abyssum

‘Brain dead’ Quebec woman wakes up after family refuses organ donation by Rebecca Millette Tue Jul 05, 2011 18:20 EST DROMMONDVILLE, Quebec, July 5, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Last week, Madeleine Gauron, a Quebec woman identified as viable for organ donation after … Continue reading →

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THE QUIESCENT BRAIN: IS IT MORALLY PERMISSIBLE TO DISCONECT THE VENTILATOR

Posted on June 15, 2011 by abyssum

  VENTILATORS VERSUS FOOD AND WATER Before affirming that patients in a persistent vegetative state ought to be provided with food and water, even when delivered by artificial means, the Vatican consulted widely, especially among physicians.  That consultation was added … Continue reading →

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THE QUIESCENT BRAIN: WITH THE DEATH OF DR. DEATH, DR. JACK KERVORKIAN, WE CAN ALL REST A LITTLE EASIER, OR PERHAPS NOT!

Posted on June 8, 2011 by abyssum

JACK IN THE BOX By Marc Steyn Ave atque vale Wednesday, 08 June 2011 Jack Kevorkian, 1928-2011 Jack Kevorkian – Dr Death – died a decade after the height of his celebrity. But, even as he faded from the scene, his … Continue reading →

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