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It is brain activity, rather than the presence of a heartbeat that physicians rely upon to determine whether a person is alive.

As for your personal beliefs, you may use any criteria that suits you.
 
NightSwimmer said:
It is brain activity, rather than the presence of a heartbeat that physicians rely upon to determine whether a person is alive.

As for your personal beliefs, you may use any criteria that suits you.
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Exactly right.. like the little girl who's brain dead and her parents refuse to let go even though Doctors have pronounced her brain dead and therefore dead.

But cons have sent the family 50 grand to keep her alive.

Also see: Terry Schiavo.
 
Can a fetus live without the host body?
Can a heart survive without the host body?

Each person answers that based around whatever personal conclusion they have reach. Your question is customized to your view but it is still a good question.

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Bo-4 said:
Exactly right.. like the little girl who's brain dead and her parents refuse to let go even though Doctors have pronounced her brain dead and therefore dead.

But cons have sent the family 50 grand to keep her alive.

Also see: Terry Schiavo.
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Saw the sleazy lawyer that is representing that family....The guy gives a new meaning to low class...Glad to see the hospital chase that dirt bag off their property...
 
LeilaniMP said:
If, when our hearts stop beating, we are considered dead...why, when our hearts start beating (in the womb), are we not considered alive?
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no one denies that a fetus is alive. the law does not grant it protection if the mother terminates her pregnancy though. it's only considered murder if the death occurs at the hands of a 3rd party without her consent (i.e., spousal beating; errant gunshot in the hood; ingestion of a toxic sustance or prescription/substance contraindicated during pregnancy)
 
Bo-4 said:
Exactly right.. like the little girl who's brain dead and her parents refuse to let go even though Doctors have pronounced her brain dead and therefore dead.

But cons have sent the family 50 grand to keep her alive.

Also see: Terry Schiavo.
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I don't think that case in any way resembles that of Terry Schiavo, who was not brain dead. The little girl cannot even breathe by herself, is unconscious, etc. THAT is brain dead. I read somewhere yesterday where she has been attached with a feeding tube--yet she has not had any food for over a month. I don't think it is conservatives alone that are supporting her right to life. I am one conservative who believes that if she has NO brain activity and cannot breathe, that she is most likely dead. After she gets the treatments they plan on doing (I have no clue what those are), that should answer the question--I hope.
 
Charcat said:
I don't think that case in any way resembles that of Terry Schiavo, who was not brain dead. The little girl cannot even breathe by herself, is unconscious, etc. THAT is brain dead. I read somewhere yesterday where she has been attached with a feeding tube--yet she has not had any food for over a month. I don't think it is conservatives alone that are supporting her right to life. I am one conservative who believes that if she has NO brain activity and cannot breathe, that she is most likely dead. After she gets the treatments they plan on doing (I have no clue what those are), that should answer the question--I hope.
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Schiavo was pretty much brain dead as i recall, but i agree the little girl even more so.

Hey man, did you hear about our new 4-star recruit? :)

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Bo-4 said:
Schiavo was pretty much brain dead as i recall, but i agree the little girl even more so.

Hey man, did you hear about our new 4-star recruit? :)

http://magicvalley.com/sports/local...cle_7f689d78-75ac-11e3-8bf0-001a4bcf887a.html
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Yes, I did hear about it--but please stop calling me "man" and "dude." Wrong gender. :D I'm hoping we see a MUCH better team next year!

No, TS was not brain dead. She couldn't have functioned at all if she was. She WAS severely brain-damaged, tho.
 
Charcat said:
I don't think that case in any way resembles that of Terry Schiavo, who was not brain dead. The little girl cannot even breathe by herself, is unconscious, etc. THAT is brain dead. I read somewhere yesterday where she has been attached with a feeding tube--yet she has not had any food for over a month. I don't think it is conservatives alone that are supporting her right to life. I am one conservative who believes that if she has NO brain activity and cannot breathe, that she is most likely dead. After she gets the treatments they plan on doing (I have no clue what those are), that should answer the question--I hope.
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The only doctor who said she wasn't brain dead was a Republican Senator who was unfamiliar with any details of her case and had never examined her in any way. Bill Frist. The Weaselzippers of doctors.
 
as seen on tv said:
no one denies that a fetus is alive. the law does not grant it protection if the mother terminates her pregnancy though. it's only considered murder if the death occurs at the hands of a 3rd party without her consent (i.e., spousal beating; errant gunshot in the hood; ingestion of a toxic sustance or prescription/substance contraindicated during pregnancy)
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Which also brings up the case in Texas where a young woman is considered brain dead after a possible blood clot in the lung. She also happens to be five months pregnant, and the baby's heart is beating. The father and parents of the mother want the mother taken off life support--Texas says after the baby can either be born naturally or taken by C-section when it has developed enough to survive, as they cannot sanction killing this baby. Parents and husband are fighting this.
 
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