Organ donors beware!
The “brain dead” diagnosis has shaped the way medical professionals think about what it means to be alive, and some argue that it has normalized practices that should be deemed unconscionable — posing a direct threat to you and your loved ones.
Take Terrance Howard, for example.
After a car accident, he was given this pronunciation.
His family, however, disagreed and requested for his transfer.
Find out more about this story and others like it and their sweeping implications on humanity with guest Heidi Klessig, M.D.
On CHD.TV.