The article discusses the brewing controversy over the criteria to declare a person dead, particularly pertaining to brain death. The Uniform Determination of Death Act, adopted by most states in the 80s, defines death as the irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain. However, some parts of the brain can continue to function after a person has been declared brain dead, thereby raising the need to revise the law. The debate raises questions on the methodology of how doctors declare death and the potential implications for organ donation. The debate has led to the Uniform Law Commission pausing its process to rewrite the model laws for states.
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