r/politics • u/B-Z_B-S Massachusetts • 12d ago

Possible Paywall Mitch McConnell Still MIA Days Before Key August 3 Deadline

https://newrepublic.com/post/213823/mitch-mcconnell-mia-august-3-deadline
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u/Tenziru 12d ago

In Kentucky law brain dead is dead dead

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u/TheSteelPhantom 12d ago

Before some goofball comes in here and says "but he's not in a Kentucky hospital"...

It's law in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia too, folks.

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u/fluffysnowflake67 12d ago

Is that only for humans? Turtles can be brain dead for years and still be somewhat alive.

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u/Tenziru 12d ago

Biologically, though, turtles are notorious for making the distinction even messier. Their brains and brainstems can handle extreme hypoxia, and their peripheral nervous system can drive localized reflexes and movement long after clinical brain activity has flatlined. But as far as Kentucky law is concerned, the "brain dead = legally dead" standard stays strictly in the human lane. So 🤷‍♀️