# #75 - Are Brain Dead Patients Really Dead? | Heidi Klessig

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Podcast: [The Ethical Frontier](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ethical-frontier-6723630)
Published: 2025-09-14T12:40:11+00:00
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## Resource

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Dr. Heidi Klessig is a retired anesthesiologist. Website: https://www.respectforhumanlife.com/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Death-Fallacy-Heidi-Klessig/dp/B0CL5VKJGY Summary:In this interview, Dr. Klessig describes a number of issues regarding the concept of brain death that ultimately suggest that brain-dead patients are not actually dead.

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