# Brain Death, Pain and Organ Donation: An Ethical Debate

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2093677103417848071
- Source account: [@Fa21519230](https://x.com/Fa21519230)
- Source language: English
- Duration: 1:24
- Published: 2026-08-29
- Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/CUWnc2gv8vYA/en/brain-death-pain-and-organ-donation-an-ethical-debate

## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/CUWnc2gv8vYA/en/brain-death-pain-and-organ-donation-an-ethical-debate) So focus on pain. Now here's what happens.

[0:04](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/CUWnc2gv8vYA/en/brain-death-pain-and-organ-donation-an-ethical-debate?t=4) That, uh, just because a person can't demonstrate pain doesn't mean they don't have pain.

[0:10](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/CUWnc2gv8vYA/en/brain-death-pain-and-organ-donation-an-ethical-debate?t=10) You know, a very good example of that is they, they give paralyzing agents, uh, uh, when they take the organs so that they don't move and they don't squirm.

[0:20](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/CUWnc2gv8vYA/en/brain-death-pain-and-organ-donation-an-ethical-debate?t=20) Oh, that's so horrible. And, and even if they don't move and don't squirm, when they cut on them, their heart rate goes up and their blood pressure goes up.

[0:28](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/CUWnc2gv8vYA/en/brain-death-pain-and-organ-donation-an-ethical-debate?t=28) Mm-hmm. And which is the response to pain. And, but they can't demonstrate that they have pain.

[0:34](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/CUWnc2gv8vYA/en/brain-death-pain-and-organ-donation-an-ethical-debate?t=34) Because they're paralyzed. They've medically paralyzed them.

[0:37](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/CUWnc2gv8vYA/en/brain-death-pain-and-organ-donation-an-ethical-debate?t=37) They're paralyzed, yeah. So they can't respond by- That's right. And- Oh, that's horrible. Horrible, horrible.

[0:43](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/CUWnc2gv8vYA/en/brain-death-pain-and-organ-donation-an-ethical-debate?t=43) And it gets really bad if you pay attention to it.

[0:50](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/CUWnc2gv8vYA/en/brain-death-pain-and-organ-donation-an-ethical-debate?t=50) So in any event, they in-ven- invented brain death to, mainly to get organs, but then also so they don't waste money on treating people who aren't ever going to get a job, who, who are just going to live and, and not die.

[1:09](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/CUWnc2gv8vYA/en/brain-death-pain-and-organ-donation-an-ethical-debate?t=69) And so, you see, what brain death is, it's primarily a way to get organs.

[1:17](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/CUWnc2gv8vYA/en/brain-death-pain-and-organ-donation-an-ethical-debate?t=77) No, it's no different than what they did in Germany.

[1:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/CUWnc2gv8vYA/en/brain-death-pain-and-organ-donation-an-ethical-debate?t=79) It's exactly what they did in Germany. Yeah, that's what I was saying. But they- It's exactly what they did in Germany