I'm horrified. Hope it didn't come across as ethics-splaining, but I have a whole paper in the hopper about the process and ethics around brain death, research and donation. My research is built on the trust of families that I am using their gift for good and episodes like this could undermine that.
Sir, this is the opposite of ethicsplaining or mansplaining. Thank you for the run-down because knowing it’s horrifying and knowing *how horrifying* it is are two different things.
And it's precisely their critical illness that I'm studying, so the idea that they could be a healthy host for a fetus is nuts. They are not. I study their critical illness in controlled ways to try to bring knowledge to care of living patients, and this abuse of trust really bothers me.
Thank you for laying this all out. I wish the reporting on this case would include this…people need to know this….
Hey, if no one's thanked the very stars above for your existence, today...allow me. And long may your work continue. Seriously.
I learned a lot. Beyond the horror, there are many ethical issues you raised whi i had not fully considered. So I appreciate you taking the time to educate me and others. I am heart broken for this woman and her loved ones.
ethics-splain all you want. We're all horrified, but you have the vocabulary we need.
I take it you have seen the 1978 Original "Coma" movie...or read the book. I'll never forget the scenes of rooms full of bodies hooked up to machines, hundreds of them...and here we are.😧🤬