Traditional Cardiopulmonary Criterion of Death is the Only Valid Criterion of Human Death

In recent time the critique of whole brain death as criterion human death, that was introduced in 1968, has been growing. The paper aims to show systematically there are good reasons based on empirical findings combined with Thomistic Christian anthropology accept traditional cardiopulmonary death. This will be shown through a systematic other criteria death: higher stem and controlled cardiac/circulatory provides opportunity maintain dead donor rule for organ transplantation. also affirms respect life required by ethics sanctity life. further justification rule. proposes 35 minutes period after cardiac arrest declare patient dead, since at is no possibility autoresuscitate heart.