Family of dead, pregnant woman is suing Texas for using her body as an incubator.

[LisaL]

237. I read it already.

The body isn't decomposing. It's deteriorating.
And frankly there was no effort to keep it in the best shape possible because the hospital waned to pull the plug (as they are supposed to by law).
But it might have been in better shape if maximal effort was made to keep it in better shape. Here is a good article.
"Today, with ventilators, blood-pressure augmentation and hormones, the body of a brain-dead person could, in theory, be kept functioning for a long time, perhaps indefinitely, Greene-Chandos said. But with time, Greene-Chandos added, the body of a brain-dead person becomes increasingly difficult to maintain, and the tissue is at high risk for infection."

- See more at: http://www.livescience.com/42301-brain-death-body-alive.html#sthash.sTm6rG6C.dpuf
http://www.livescience.com/42301-brain-death-body-alive.html