Multiple Choice
If legal definitions of death were modified to mean death of the higher brain but not necessarily the lower brain,which of the following could become a legal practice?
A) assisted suicides for patients with terminal illnesses
B) mercy-killings of patients in chronic and severe pain
C) overdoses of pain medication to comatose patients
D) no life support to patients with no cortical function
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