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OK to Pull the Plug If No Brain Activity?

Question:

Can artificial means of maintaining life be terminated if there is no sign of brain activity?

Answer:

If there is absolutely no brain activity, then life supports can be removed, but often what is called “brain dead” in popular language is actually not. One must be insistent and know whether all activity whatsoever has ceased or just some principal functions of the brain. This is an important point, since sometimes there is pressure to remove supports for extraneous reasons, such as the harvesting of organs for donation.

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