Is Jahi McMath alive or dead?
The sad story of Jahi McMath, a 13-year-old girl from California, who went into cardiac arrest after complications from a tonsillectomy last month and was declared brain dead on Dec. 12, has brought much public attention to the difficult moral, legal and spiritual questions that all families face when a loved one is dying. Here is a timeline of the events that occurred in her case. Father Jonathan Morris weighs in on Jahi McMath case: Here is the opinion of one WV physician. However, another physician challenges this opinion. Dr. Paul Byrne, a prominent Catholic pediatrician, visited the child in the hospital and “observed her responding to her grandmother’s voice and touch with a squirming movement,” according to The Associated Press. “In my opinion, this signifies she is not dead,” Dr. Byrne said. “She should receive treatment as she is alive just like everyone else with severe head injury. If she gets treatment, she will have a chance to recover brain function.”...