OK, so I got curious and looked up Dayan, and found that a Dayan is
part of a larger rabinical court (Beth Din) that decides Talmudic
questions.  From what I read, it looks like they (the Beth Din)
applies in cases with Orthodox members of the faith, so it should fit
in this case.

http://www.bethdin.org/

On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 3:26 PM, [log in to unmask]
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Meir, perhaps if you explained what a dayan is, people might understand
> better.  (I know what it is, but I think you'd do it better than I.)
>
> Kat
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Peter Hunsberger [log in to unmask]
> Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 16:20:54 -0600
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: FW: UPDATE ON CASE INVOLVING REMOVAL OF FRUM BOY FROM LIFE
> SUPPORT POSTED EARLIER ON YWN:
>
>
> Fair enough, but everything I've ever read on the subject (admittedly
> not a lot) leads me to the same conclusion....
>
> On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 4:08 PM, Meir Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>  I have not done the subject proper justice
>>
>>
>>  And this is where a dayan is c r I t I c a l ly necessary
>>>========================================================
>>
>> Afraid I don't buy into this line of reasoning.  If I did, I'd also have
> to
>> believe the converse: that we should not be allowed to play God and decide
>> to extend life in the first place.  If we don't have the right to pull the
>> plug on the respirator then we don't have the right to put anybody on the
>> respirator....???
>>
>
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> Peter Hunsberger
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