There has been a lot of discussion about brain death in organ donations. This means whether the person is actually alive or dead when doctors decide to harvest the organs. Some people and even organizations argue because they believe an individual is alive during the process, while others argue because the donor is not alive. This essay shows the different positions of people and organizations regarding brain death. Paul A. Byrne, a neonatologist and clinical professor of pediatrics, argues that brain death is not true death for a person, doctors just want to harvest organs so as to claim that a person is dead when in reality he is not: " Patients are declared brain dead in order to harvest their organs.” The real death is the removal of the organs, says Byrne: “Every donor is killed in the process.” Byrne also says that doctors are unable to harvest the organs from someone who is truly dead because organ damage occurs after circulation has stopped. Therefore, the person is still alive at the time of organ removal. Byrne stands by his claim that brain death is not the real death, providing evidence about a young man from Oklahoma, Zach Dunlap, who was declared brain dead However, his cousin, who was one of his nurses, acknowledged a response after being declared dead four hours after grazing a knife. on the sole of the foot. Dunlap was not truly dead although he had been declared dead. He also said he could hear everything the doctors were saying but couldn't scream for help due to his head injury. By telling the story of a person who had this happen to him, Byrne is showing that there is concrete evidence that people declared brain dead may not actually be dead, and that doctors should be better at verifying whether a person is truly brain dead or not. Not. Zach Dunlap's story has appeared on TV news, websites and shows; such as NBC News, Today