Must Hypothalamic Neurosecretory Function Cease for Brain Death Determination? Yes The UDDA Revision Series

The Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA) states that an individual who has sustained horizontal ellipsis irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brainstem, is dead.(1) Therefore, an individual with preservation of any function of any part of the brain is not dead under the UDDA. There is no argument, and no evidence, that can escape this conclusion. To deny it is to deny logic itself.

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The Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA) declares that a person is considered dead if their entire brain, including the brainstem, has permanently ceased to function. Thus, as long as any part of the brain retains any function, the individual is not dead under the UDDA. This conclusion cannot be refuted by any argument or evidence, as it contradicts logic itself.