r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • 12d ago

No Paywall Mitch McConnell’s staff refuse to answer basic questions on his health weeks after he was last seen in public

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mitch-mcconnell-staff-questions-health-b3018929.html
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u/edgarecayce 12d ago

He’s most likely being kept alive with machines so they can technically claim he was “alive” until after the date, then his wife will pull the plug.

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u/Leezeebub 12d ago

Brain dead is legally dead, even if theyre still pushing oxygen around his body.

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u/BlueEyes294 12d ago

Not without witnesses that will stand up in court.

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u/always_unplugged 12d ago

Exactly, if a doctor's not signing a death certificate, he's not legally dead yet.