Agnes asked that her organs be made available for transplant if she were to ever be in an irreversible coma, but her doctor says that the hospital has a policy of only taking organs for donation upon attaining a state of legal death. Agnes is concerned that this policy will thwart her wishes because:
A) in most states, people may not be kept alive more than two days after becoming comatose.
B) in the 24-hour wait period designated for an EEG to remain flat, organs can suffer irreparable damage.
C) clinical death and social death will confound the question of viable organs for transplant.
D) all of these
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