A young woman was seriously injured in a car accident and now shows no higher cortical brain function. her parents decide to take her off the life-support machines, but are shocked when she continues to breathe on her own. is the young woman dead?

Based on the scenario above, it is unclear to declare whether the person is dead or not because death has different meanings or defined in different ways according to different people in which is why that the woman’s actions is unclear of whether she is dead or not.