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. 1990 Mar;16(1):5-7; discussion 8-13.
doi: 10.1136/jme.16.1.5.

Danish ethics council rejects brain death as the criterion of death

B A Rix  1
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Danish ethics council rejects brain death as the criterion of death

B A Rix. J Med Ethics. 1990 Mar.

Abstract

In Denmark, which alone in Western Europe has not accepted brain death as the criterion of death, the newly established Danish Council of Ethics has issued a report suggesting that in Denmark the criterion of death should still be the cessation of cardiac activity. The council bases its conclusion on the concept of death in everyday experience and its ethical implications.

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  • Criteria of death.
    Capron AM. Capron AM. J Med Ethics. 1990 Sep;16(3):167. doi: 10.1136/jme.16.3.167. J Med Ethics. 1990. PMID: 2231645 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Death.
    Gillon R. Gillon R. J Med Ethics. 1990 Mar;16(1):3-4. doi: 10.1136/jme.16.1.3. J Med Ethics. 1990. PMID: 2319571 Free PMC article. No abstract available.