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A 2-Year-Old’s Drowning and a Fight Over the Line Between Life and Death
A 2-year-old's drowning has sparked a legal and ethical debate as families sue to prevent doctors from performing brain death tests. The conflict highlights tensions over the medical and legal definitions of death.
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