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Record #:
18126
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Death carries with it a variety of consequences. This article discusses the legal definition of death and how it used in cases of organ transplant and the recognition of brain-death.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 39 Issue 3, Nov 1972, p10-13, 21
Record #:
26269
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The courts recognize the deceased’s next of kin have the rights to possess the dead body for purpose of burial, and to possess the corpse in the same condition as it was found. North Carolina litigation concerning dead bodies has centered on mutilation, unauthorized autopsies, unauthorized embalming, wrongful detention, failure to properly dispose of the body, and unauthorized photographs of the decedent.
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Health Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7754 A1 H42x), Vol. Issue 56, June 1980, p1-12, f
Record #:
26287
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New attempts to define death are put in terms of an irreversible condition of unconsciousness, a condition in which the brain is unable to resume normal functioning. This is called cerebral death or brain death.
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Health Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7754 A1 H42x), Vol. Issue 35, July 1972, p1-4, f
Record #:
26314
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North Carolina passed a new law requiring that all live births be reported regardless of gestation period. The twenty-week rule for fetal deaths but not for live-births has caused confusion in mortality statistics, the legal rights of parents, and abortion law.
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Health Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7754 A1 H42x), Vol. Issue 18, Apr 1970, p1-6, f
Record #:
26985
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Eleven years after enactment of North Carolina’s Natural Death Act, which recognizes the need for limited treatment in certain situations, hospitals are still grappling with how to care for the dying and with the ethical question of when to cease care. Strict hospital policies further complicate the dilemma. Consequently, dying patients often are over-treated, their wishes for limited care overlooked.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 6 Issue 20, Oct 20-Nov 2 1988, p15-17, il Periodical Website