What is it about?
The Harvard Criteria established a way to determine death by neurological criteria (brain death). Even after 50 years, many questions remain and new ones are being asked.
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Why is it important?
The Harvard Criteria did not settle the matter of brain death in the minds of many, and new clinical data has continuued to raise questions about determination of death my neurological criteria in the minds of both doctors and theologians--as well as the general public. This article sets out a strategy for asking questions and for respecting differences of opinion.
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As an Editor and co-author of this Editorial, I was surprised by how much I did not know about this topic, and how many questions I had as a result. I suspect I am not alone--Barbara Golder
Barbara Golder
Catholic Medical Association
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This page is a summary of: Exploring the life death divide, questions remain long after the Harvard Criteria, The Linacre Quarterly, November 2019, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0024363919877021.
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