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Case and Commentary
May 2005

End of Life and Sanctity of Life, Commentary 3

Lerwut Wongsarnpigoon, MD
Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(5):342-351. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.5.ccas2-0505.
Case and Commentary
Dec 2020

What Should We Do When Families Refuse Testing for Brain Death?

Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, Wynne Morrison, MD, MBE, and Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD
Two commentaries respond to a case about apnea testing to confirm death by neurologic criteria.
AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E986-994. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.986.

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