Episode 2: The Girl Who Died Twice
The line between life and death isn’t always as clear as you might think. When a 13 year-old girl from Oakland named Jahi McMath was pronounced brain dead after a surgical complication in 2013, California issued her a death certificate. Five years later, she received a second death certificate in New Jersey. How could one person die twice? We learn about the history and ethics of “brain death” and hear from a Harvard physician who explains how Jahi’s case is an example of the consequences of an unclear definition of brain death.
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