ANTH 227 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Liver Transplantation, Pediatrics, Brain Death

• School: McGill University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 227
• Professor: Sandra Teresa Hyde

Document Summary

Science seeks to determine the moment of death. Irreversible condition organs may be dissected out of the body despite the fact that mental activity may continue in such patients. The way death was thought of is cultural. Generosity of the donor emphasized: in japan, there was a lot of debate. Seen as religious belief natives, however, are less restrictive to how they describe their spirituality. Putting part of someone else spiritual consequences. Doctor believes social services should maybe step in.