States have their own criteria for determining when death actually occurs, but most have adopted the definition of brain death proposed by which of the following?
A. American Bar Association
B. American Medical Association's Act
C. President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems
D. Uniform Determination of Death Act
E. National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
D. Uniform Determination of Death Act
In 1981, a Uniform Determination of Death Act was proposed by the President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical Research working in cooperation with the American Bar Association, the American Medical Association, and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. States have their own criteria for determining when death actually occurs, but most have adopted the act's definition of brain death as a means of determining when death actually occurs.
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