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Aug 2, 2001 · Determination of Death: Directed by Michael Miller. With Veronica Hamel, Michele Greene, John Ratzenberger, William Katt. In order to free themselves from debt, a husband and wife plan to fake the husband's death but the scheme goes terribly awry.
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- Michael Miller
- PG-13
Jun 7, 2023 · The Uniform Determination of Death Act is a model legislation adopted nationwide. It provides a more concrete definition of death for legal purposes. This article covers the basics of the UDDA, its legal significance, exceptions, and controversies.
Death is a process involving cessation of physiological functions, and the determination of death is the final event in that process. For most people, death takes occurs with the confirmation of irreversible cessation of cardiorespiratory function.
Apr 20, 2016 · The determination of death criteria recognized in jurisdictions across the United States have raised complex medical, legal, and ethical issues, largely based on the prevailing respect for a moral framework known as the DDR. The DDR is neither a piece of legislation nor an absolute rule of medicine.
- Nikolas T. Nikas, Dorinda C. Bordlee, Madeline Moreira
- 10.1093/jmp/jhw002
- 2016
- J Med Philos. 2016 Jun; 41(3): 237-256.
Oct 13, 2019 · An individual who has sustained either (1) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions or (2) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead. A determination of death must be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.
- Frederick J. White
- 2019
Feb 14, 2024 · The Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA), the legal standard for death throughout the U.S., has deficiencies, particularly with respect to the description of death by neurologic criteria,...
The concept of brain death, or the determination of death by neurological criteria, was first proposed by a Harvard committee in the United States in 1968, 1 and then adopted into the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA) in 1981. 2 Although the UDDA was widely accepted and endorsed by medical professional organizations, in recent years the ...
