Organs obtained this way are often relatively healthy, because brain-dead patients can continue to circulate blood and oxygen. Brain death is rare, though.

The doctor told the challenger's parents to prepare themselves because they were in the worst condition among brain deaths, saying 'The probability of death is 90%'.

Adriana Smith was declared brain dead in February and kept on life support for four months until she gave birth to her son, Chance, due to Georgia’s abortion ban ...