“New Definition of Death” So We Can Harvest More Organs
August 5th, 2025Via: Off-Guardian:
The justification is simple: we need more donor organs, and there aren’t enough people suffering either brain death or circulatory death. Therefore, we must broaden our definition of death to include people who are comatose for a long time.
People who are comatose aren’t really alive, after all. It’s the higher functions that really define life.
I knew a young, atheletic Air Force man who had been in pilot training. He received head injuries from a car accident and was in a coma for months. His family was very aggressive about his care, but everyone said he’d never improve, much less recover. His family decided to take him home for long-term care. Home was several states away, so they flew him there. On the flight, he opened his eyes and looked around. When they got home, he was put on every kind of therapy. By the time I met him, he functioned on a level with a Down’s Syndrome person. He and his family were thrilled that he he had recovered so much.