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When does life end? A father didn’t believe his daughter was dead. He says the hospital still harvested her organs

After Brittany O’Connor was declared brain dead, her father clashed with medical authorities. The battle shines a light on America’s legal definition of death – and the thousands waiting for organ donation

The Guardian - US · Nov 28, 2023

Mortality gap between red, blue counties

Curiously, the "mortality gap" between red and blue counties was evident long before the pandemic began

Salon · Jun 10, 2022

Pandemic rift seen widening mortality gap between Republicans and Democrats

Republican-leaning counties in the U.S. experienced higher rates of premature death even before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a study found, and researchers fear politically polarized responses to the virus could widen the gap.

Tribune News Service · Jun 8, 2022