The article is fascinating, but posits that the controversy of when <i>death begins</i> was something of days past.<p>The Uniform Determination of Death Act settled it legally for the US, but only legally. Emotionally, and sometimes even practically, it remains a haunting question with answers that may be both true and false at the same time.<p>Sad to hear of the doctor whose career and reputation were sideswiped by popular, religious objections to his opinions on the matter.