Mamale
“the hospital is now saying something else entirely, which is a little suspect. MLive quoting the medical director “…but said the nature of her injuries and the efforts to sustain her life, led doctors to discuss the possibility that she may become brain dead. But he said Abigail is not brain dead.” this while the mom is mentioning her daughter squeezing her hand as “breathtaking”. Go figure out whom to believe.”
Not suspect at all. It happens all the time. People often use “brain dead” to refer to any brain damage, coma, PVS etc although they are different. It is entirely plausible the mother was told “she is severly brain damaged and we will initiate testing to determine if she is dead” and interpreted that as she is brain dead” and that’s the story she shared with the media. I have seen similar occurrences many many times (minus the media part)
“My documented example was not to illustrate that true brain death is reversible, but that despite knowing the patient failed the breathing test”
The patient didn’t fail in that example! The neurosurgeon should be sued for malpractice and the surgeon tried for murder. That in no way affects the majority of patients who are correctly diagnosed as “brain dead” much like the few who are diagnosed as “regular dead” that are misdiagnioesd doesn’t lead to rejection of “cardiac death” So much so that the Chasam sofer doesn’t even require a waiting period even though misdiagnosed “cardiac death” was a very real concern in his day (more so than today)
“I don’t think he’s alone with his agenda, and it must be addressed and fought or life will indeed become dispensable and we’ll only have ourselves to blame.”
Agreed!