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Dr. Christopher DeCock
Contributor
Clinical Associate Professor
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Dr. Christopher A. DeCock is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences and a Child Neurologist/Epileptologist at Essentia Health. He is the President of the Fargo Guild of the Catholic Medical Association and recently completed a Masters in Bioethics from the University of Mary. Currently, he serves as an Observer for the Uniform Law Commission's revision to the Uniform Determination of Death Act.

Published Pieces

Hospital bed

‘Mostly Dead’ is ‘Still Alive’

A possible upcoming revision to the Uniform Declaration of Death Act could subjectivize the all-important issue of when a human being is truly dead.

Dr. Christopher A. DeCock
May 1, 2023