ðˈɪs, ðˈɛɹfoːɹ, fɚbˈɪdz ðɪ ˈɔːɹɡən doʊnˈeɪʃənz ʌv bɹˈeɪn dˈɛd ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəlz, baɪ kənsˈɪdɚɹɪŋ ðˌɛm æz pˈɑːsᵻbli stˈɪl hælˈækɪkli ɐlˈaɪv, bˌʌt ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚz tʃˈælɪtsə ɹᵻlˈiːs fɹʌmðɪ ˌɑːblɪɡˈeɪʃən ʌv lˈɛvᵻɹˌeɪt mˈæɹɪdʒ ɪnðə kˈeɪs ðˌæɾə tʃˈaɪldləs wˈɪdoʊ ɪz lˈɛft wɪð ˈoʊnli ɐ bɹˈeɪn dˈɛd hˈʌsbənd æz wˈɛl æz ɐn ˈeɪbəl bɹˈʌðɚɹɪnlˈɔː.
This, therefore, forbids the organ donations of brain dead individuals, by considering them as possibly still halachically alive, but also requires chalitzah (release from the obligation of levirate marriage) in the case that a childless widow is left with only a brain dead husband as well as an able brother-in-law.