When Are We Truly Dead? | NBC Left Field
January 3, 2019
75,346
155
69
0.30%
Search the Record
IndexedEvery word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
NBC News Episodes Around January 3, 2019
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
14:33Now PlayingWhen Are We Truly Dead? | NBC Left Field
YouTube Description
as posted by the channelTaquisha McKitty was declared “dead by neurological criteria” or brain dead in September 2017 following a drug overdose in Ontario, Canada. McKitty’s family went to court to prevent doctors from taking her off life support, claiming that because her body was still moving and her heart was still beating, she was still alive. This move, in turn, has fed a larger debate—one involving, ethics, science, and religion—about what it means to be dead and who gets to decide.
***Note: Taquisha McKitty died on Dec. 31, 2018, after her heart stopped beating. Her parents will continue their legal appeal. They want the province of Ontario to accommodate religious beliefs around neurological death. And they want Taquisha McKitty’s original death certificate to be rescinded.
* SUBSCRIBE to NBC LEFT FIELD
* Watch the latest from NBC LEFT FIELD
What is NBC LEFT FIELD?
FOLLOW NBC LEFT FIELD:
VISIT OUR SITE
[CREDITS]
__
ABOUT NBC LEFT FIELD:
NBC Left Field is a new internationally-minded video troupe that makes short, creative documentaries and features specially designed for social media and set-top boxes. Our small team of cinematographers, journalists, animators and social media gurus aims to unearth stories and breathe creative life into current headlines. While pushing boundaries at home and abroad, NBC Left Field will also be serving as an experimental hub for NBC News style, treatment and audience engagement.
#NBCLeftField
Guests & Subjects Covered
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.