Tue Jun 20, 2023 – 5:31 pm EDTTue Jun 20, 2023 – 5:40 pm EDT
(Euthanasia Prevention Coalition) — A draft of the revised Uniform Determination of Death Act (RUDDA) is headed to the Uniform Law Commission’s July 26 annual meeting for a First Reading. Possible actions could be to put this project on hold or to give the drafting committee further direction. It won’t be offered to the states this year.
This project began in response to those in the medical community who typically declare people brain dead. They asked the Uniform Law Commission to revise the UDDA to:
Eliminate lawsuits by family members, especially by parents of children declared brain dead. Make it easier to ration medical care by declaring patients brain dead, especially those in Intensive Care Unit beds. Make somewhat more organs available for transplantation.
The UDDA provides a shield from medical malpractice liability by granting doctors the right to declare living patients to be brain dead leading to the cessation of life-sustaining treatment. Brain death can be used to limit liability for medical malpractice by cutting off the costs of care for serious brain injuries.
An informal meeting between
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