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No it means we should all follow the same language to have a meaningful discussion.
Coma does not equal brain dead (nor vice versa) they express to different physiologic states, By any definition legal/ English or otherwise.
Nishtdaynagesheft,
while this site may be Jewish the child in question and the state of California are not so that is the basis of my statement (in this context).
The law I refer to is California H&S Code 7180-81 which adopted Uniform Determination of Death Act of 1982