ʃˈætʃtɚ bᵻlˈiːvz ðætðə lˈɪvɪŋ stˈæɾəs əvə bɹˈeɪn dˈɛd ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl ɪz ɐ sˈeɪfək mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv dˈaʊt, ænd ðˈʌs ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚz ðæt ˈɔːl dᵻsˈɪʒənz biː mˌeɪd wɪððə sˈeɪm stɹˈɪndʒənsiz ɐplˈaɪd tʊ ˈɔːl kˈeɪsᵻz wˌɛɹ lˈaɪfænddˈɛθ ɪz ɪn dˈaʊt.
Schachter believes that the living status of a brain dead individual is a safek (matter of doubt), and thus requires that all decisions be made with the same stringencies applied to all cases where life-and-death is in doubt.