2021
Is Deliberative Democracy Possible During a Pandemic? Reflections of a Bioethicist
Fins J. Is Deliberative Democracy Possible During a Pandemic? Reflections of a Bioethicist. Journal Of Theoretical And Philosophical Psychology 2021, 41: 216-225. DOI: 10.1037/teo0000191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNew York State Task Force on LifeDeliberative democracyPhysician-assisted suicideProcess of deliberative democracySurrogate decision makingTask ForceAbdication of responsibilityInterface of medicineCrisis standards of careEnd-of-life careDeliberative bodiesEnd-of-lifeVentilator allocationLawAssisted reproductionLandmark reportInterdisciplinary spaceBrain deathDemocracyCOVID-19Health equityVaccine allocationNewborn carePolicy deliberationsPandemic flu
2019
Go in Peace: Brain Death, Reasonable Accommodation and Jewish Mourning Rituals
Gabbay E, Fins J. Go in Peace: Brain Death, Reasonable Accommodation and Jewish Mourning Rituals. Journal Of Religion And Health 2019, 58: 1672-1686. PMID: 31280412, DOI: 10.1007/s10943-019-00874-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJewish traditionBrain deathDiscretion of individual institutionsLife-sustaining interventionsBrain death per seBrain death criteriaDiscussion of organ donationDetermination of deathReligious objectsWithdrawal of mechanical ventilationPhases of mourningOrthodox JewsRituals of mourningAccommodation lawsPsychological wisdomPhysical bodyUnilateral withdrawalMourning ritualsDetermination of brain deathDeath per seReasonable accommodationOrgan donationTraditionPsychological mechanismsMourning
2016
Brain death and disorders of consciousness
Schiff N, Fins J. Brain death and disorders of consciousness. Current Biology 2016, 26: r572-r576. PMID: 27404252, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.02.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorders of consciousnessBrain-dead patientsBrain deathVegetative stateCognitive motor dissociationScientific knowledgeCognitive functionMinimally conscious stateNon-medical specialistsSocietal contextBrain statesConsciousnessConscious stateMotor dissociationBrainDisordersDead patientsConceptual frameworkLack of sustainabilityHigher levelsFutilityParadoxDistinction
1995
Across the divide: Religious objections to brain death
Fins J. Across the divide: Religious objections to brain death. Journal Of Religion And Health 1995, 34: 33-40. PMID: 11652895, DOI: 10.1007/bf02248636.Peer-Reviewed Original Research