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When does death occur? When the heart stops beating? Apparently not. When the brain stops functioning? Apparently not. Fascinating article on the changing definition of "dead" and the latent philosophical and ethical issues surrounding it.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20161103-the-macabre-fate-of-beating-heart-corpses
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20161103-the-macabre-fate-of-beating-heart-corpses