The tragic events that befell Jahi McMath subsequent to her entering the operation theater have dragged back many ethical debates that had for some time been considered dealt with. These ethical debates touch upon the very notions of life, death and human rights as well as rights and obligations of medical practice. The foremost concern is when a person is dead in all finality. Medical science and legal institutions take it as the point when the brain activity has been extinguished. Those dissenting from this specification will argue that a beating heart and blood flowing in the body are Continue reading...