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Originally Posted by gimmepie
Involuntary - If a person is brain dead, they basically don't exist any more, they are an empty shell and as bad as this sounds there is no reason to keep them alive.
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Not to get too far off topic, but there are reasons to keep a brain dead person alive. I can't remember the term (I think it's "breathing cadaver" but I'm not sure) but essentially a body is kept going so that the organs can be transplanted to other people.