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Reply to these two discussions Reply to these two discussions 1-The Terry Wallis case is one that for sure opens up light and controversy to issues regarding such moral situations. Terry Wallis was in an accident, slipped into a coma, and was pronounced as a vegetative quadriplegic. After 19 years he woke up. This allows for controversy because of the moral issue regarding keeping him alive through those living conditions for so many years. I do not believe that it would be morally wrong to end Terry’s life when he was given the initial diagnosis. I feel this topic brings awareness to the importance of having a wish plan in case this situation ever happens. The hope that the family had was great and strong and brave however if Terry did not wish to live that way he unwillingly went through a lot of suffering he may have wished he didn’t. In this case Terry Willis was in the situation of non voluntary decisions. Due to Terry’s medical condition at the time he was unable to make medical decisions for himself regarding his own care. 2-When defining and determining death through the different approches utilized to define death, Terry is both dead and alive. When viewed through the lens of heart and lung function, Terry is still considered alive. By this means of defining death, if Terry’s heart and lungs both function, he is still alive. By way of the whole brain definitinon, as long as Terry is awake, even if not fully aware of or responsive to his surroundings, he is considered alive. However, through the lens of cortical or brainstem death and highbrain death, simply, Terry is dead. Cortical death insists on an individual existing in such a state that major organs no longer function independently of machinery and the individual themselves are unresponsive to internal or external of any kind. The higherbrain death standard calls for someone who has lost the functions of the higher brain such as the cortex, but the major organs still function. However, these last two approaches are more controversial in determining death because of the philosophical and religious views that factor into believing whther someone is alive or dead solely based on arbitrary brain activity and the functions of organs. I believe that the higher brain death standard applies best in this scenario. While Terry’s body may still be present, his organs still functioning, he has no ability to interact with or respond to any external or internal cues. SCIENCE HEALTH SCIENCE NURSING MDA 2410

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