Dying Is a ‘Gray Area,’ Doctor Claims, Suggesting We'll Never Fully Understand Where Life Ends and Death Begins

In the end, the task force decided that a person could be declared dead when they had “sustained either irreversible ...
NBC Bay Area

Georgia hospital keeping brain-dead woman alive due to abortion ban, family says

A pregnant woman in Georgia was declared brain-dead after a medical emergency and doctors have kept her on life support for three months so far to allow enough time for the baby to be born and comply ...
Medical Xpress

A brain-dead pregnant woman was kept alive in Georgia: It's unclear if state law required it

A Georgia woman declared brain-dead and kept on life support for more than three months because she was pregnant was removed from a ventilator in June and died, days after doctors delivered her ...
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What's the longest someone has been clinically dead — but then come back to life?

Most of the time, death is permanent — when someone's heart stops beating, it rarely starts again. But sometimes, first responders can help bring a person back from the dead even after their heart ...
People

Son of Georgia Woman Who Gave Birth While Brain Dead Is 'Making Progress' in the Hospital, Says Family

Adriana Smith was declared brain dead in February and kept on life support for four months until she gave birth to her son, Chance, due to Georgia’s abortion ban Becca Longmire is a digital news ...
People

13-Year-Old Boy Is Brain Dead After Being Shot in Head Outside Dunkin' — and Mom Hopes for 'Miracle'

Doctors have told relatives that Sanjay Samuel is brain-dead, but his mother says she is still holding out hope for a miracle GoFundMe Police told People the shooting happened around 8:21 a.m. on Sept ...