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18. The girl at center of debate over brain death has BEEN dead since December 2014

Fri Jun 29, 2018, 11:21 AM

Jun 2018

Last edited Thu Jan 6, 2022, 01:37 PM - Edit history (3)

if not sooner.

While all the courtroom drama was going on, the hospital called in four coroners and ended up with a signed death certificate retroactive to 2013. That's why she ended up in a house: what medical facility -- even in New Jersey -- is going to on record as accepting an "official" corpse as a patient?

What finally, uh, "died" out must have been the family's financial backing. They ought to be prosecuted for abuse of a corpse, and I hope New Jersey's new governor passes a law that recognizes brain deaths.

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Girl at center of debate over brain death dies, mother says (Jahi McMath) [View all] TalenaGor Jun 2018 OP

A tonsil operation that went wrong! How horrible! BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #1

There was so much more to the story... Hekate Jun 2018 #7

She was declared brain dead, which is legally dead in California. LisaL Jun 2018 #8

I know, hence my statement about the slow decay of the body... Hekate Jun 2018 #9

I can't believe they were still doing surgery on her body, five years after she legally died, at LisaL Jun 2018 #10

That's why the family and the Right to Lifers moved her across the country Hekate Jun 2018 #21

I feel sorry for the girl, who was saddled with a "we know better" family RhodeIslandOne Jun 2018 #33

Rest in peace, Jahi. pnwmom Jun 2018 #2

such a sad case. and fuck the lawyers and others who used this family to push their agenda JI7 Jun 2018 #3

Also, fuck the Christian right. Initech Jun 2018 #4

ALWAYS get the red out Jun 2018 #26

ISIS and the evangelicals aren't even close to the same. Jedi Guy Jun 2018 #34

If they had complete control of this country get the red out Jul 2018 #38

I doubt it. Jedi Guy Jul 2018 #39

Agree to disagree get the red out Jul 2018 #45

Fair enough. Jedi Guy Jul 2018 #46

Rudolph article get the red out Jul 2018 #48

Wow, that's wild. Jedi Guy Jul 2018 #49

Rest in peace Jahi. iluvtennis Jun 2018 #5

She wasn't in vegetative state, she was officially declared brain dead. LisaL Jun 2018 #6

This -- she was DEAD obamanut2012 Jul 2018 #42

What they did with that poor dead girl's body for 5 years is a horror show. nt SunSeeker Jun 2018 #11

The girl is finally free of that ghoul of a mother Jake Stern Jun 2018 #12

New Yorker story from Feb DeminPennswoods Jun 2018 #13

Excessive period of time bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #14

Wow BumRushDaShow Jun 2018 #15

Was this on taxpayer dime? 3Hotdogs Jun 2018 #16

AFAIK, all donations once she was declared brain dead all those years ago Hekate Jun 2018 #22

She spent it on fancy dinners and Michael Kors handbags nt maryellen99 Jun 2018 #23

Having not followed the awful story, I have no idea Hekate Jun 2018 #24

She spent it on fancy dinners and MIchael Kors handbags obamanut2012 Jul 2018 #43

Not so. LisaL Jun 2018 #35

Ugh. At least it was not in California. nt Hekate Jul 2018 #37

I can't even imagine how horrible this is for the parents. However, Oneironaut Jun 2018 #17

The mother may have been feeling a great deal of guilt and was grasping at straws. Kaleva Jun 2018 #20

That's my suspicion also get the red out Jun 2018 #27

Religion aside, why should it not have been allowed? metalbot Jun 2018 #30

Because there is a lot of expense to maintain a brain dead person on life support without any hope LisaL Jun 2018 #36

Because the girl and her body have rights obamanut2012 Jul 2018 #44

That doesn't really seem to be true metalbot Jul 2018 #47

The girl at center of debate over brain death has BEEN dead since December 2014 rocktivity Jun 2018 #18

There were alot of threads on this here in '13. irisblue Jun 2018 #19

Obese children with this type of surgery should Be closely observed McCamy Taylor Jun 2018 #25

And I have seen an obese adult child feed thier elder obese relative fastfood in a hospital when he lunasun Jun 2018 #29

Ah yes, fast food for the heart failure patient on salt restriction. McCamy Taylor Jul 2018 #40

no offense but... have you ever been in a hospital? Takket Jun 2018 #31

I hope the family gets some peace. n/t tammywammy Jun 2018 #28

Hopefully her parents actually let her rest now Takket Jun 2018 #32

Actual meaning: her corpse finally rotted so much they couldn't continue obamanut2012 Jul 2018 #41