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COMMENTARY: When is ‘dead’ really dead? What happens after a person ‘flatlines’?The classic flatline of death is not so straightforward, according to researchers Amanda van Beinum and Sonny DhananiCommentaryJan 30
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Court wrong to say charter does not apply to brain-dead woman, family arguesTaquisha McKitty was 27 when doctors declared her "dead by neurological criteria" in September of last year.CanadaDec 11, 2018
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Ontario judge won’t rule if brain dead means legally dead in case of Orthodox Jewish manThe decision by Ontario Superior Court Justice Glenn Hainey that the case had become moot upset relatives of Shalom Ouanounou.CanadaNov 14, 2018
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Family of Toronto man declared brain dead says finding goes against his religionThe application argues that disregarding those beliefs would represent a serious assault on Ouanounou's human dignity and religious liberty.CanadaNov 1, 2017
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‘We’re going to get out of this, baby’: Parents plea to keep 2-year-old brain dead son on life supportDespite doctors issuing a brain death certificate, the family says their son is alive and hopes a hospital will keep him on life support.HealthApr 29, 2016
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Baby born to brain-dead Victoria mother is ‘an amazing little man’ says dadLittle baby Iver only weighs 2 pounds and 13 ounces.Feb 11, 2014
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Pregnant, brain dead Victoria B.C. woman kept alive until baby can be bornRobyn Benson was 22 weeks pregnant when she tragically suffered a brain hemorrhage.CanadaFeb 3, 2014
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Brain-dead, pregnant Texas woman taken off life supportA very public battle over the fate of a brain-dead, pregnant Texas woman and her fetus has ended quietly and privately, as she has been taken off life support and her family prepares for her burial.Jan 27, 2014
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Texas hospital to pull life support for brain-dead pregnant womanA Texas hospital says it will follow a judge's order and remove life support from a pregnant, brain-dead woman.WorldJan 26, 2014
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Judge orders hospital to remove life support from pregnant, brain-dead womanA judge has ordered a Texas hospital to remove life support for a pregnant, brain-dead woman.WorldJan 25, 2014
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