The most important guideline of the Ontario Protocol stated that ________.

A. an anencephalic baby was to be allowed to breathe naturally at birth
B. an anencephalic baby could become a donor only after being pronounced dead by the classical criteria of brain death
C. a potential donor should be expected to live more than a year; this standard was meant to ensure that the donor was not born dying
D. a baby could be declared brain-dead by a single physician after consulting the transplant team
E. a baby could be declared brain-dead if it failed to breathe for an hour

Answer: B

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