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.
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.