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fagboi

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A 1981 presidential commission proposed a definition of death later codified in the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA). This definition requires or includes:
 
  a. an invariant procedure for the determination of death
  b. reversible loss of circulatory & respiratory functions
  c. irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, excluding the brain stem
  d. irreversible stoppage of the capacity for bodily integration and social interaction
  e. a metaphysical change in the very substance of the being

Question 2

The Five Wishes document
 
  a. is legally valid in a majority of states
  b. is designed to be easy to understand and use
  c. can guide health care even without having legal force
  d. all of these
  e. none of these


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shailee

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D


fagboi

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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