A recent news report out of Kentucky revealed a slim but pointed risk regarding organ donation, one that underscores a key Church teaching about how the process of gifting one’s organs must play out.

In “Dividing the Church on Brain Death,” which appeared in our June issue, Dr. Jason T. Eberl and others argued that current neurological criteria for determining brain death is consistent with ...

Editors’ note: In the June 2024 issue, America published an article called “Dividing the Church on Brain Death.” Dr. Jason T. Eberl and his coauthors argued that current neurological criteria for ...

Two different statements about brain death and organ transplantation over the past several months raise serious concerns about whether patients declared brain dead are actually dead. Both statements ...