Meir,
Dayan - as in Moshe Dayan?
I imagine Rabbi's (and doctors), being human, are at risk of being
swayed by parents wishes and hopes. Doctors (even Jewish doctors) are
in a perceived bind by the Hippocratic Oath, too.
Interesting question:
Is it a more egregious example of "playing G-d" to put a patient with
this diagnosis on a respirator, or to take the patient off the
respirator?
On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 11:52 AM, Meir Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Rule #1
>
> All laws are deriven from torah in very concentrated form
>
> Now torah says
>
> G-d blew a soul into adam as in adam and eve fame
>
> and by the same token G-d will take away his breath
>
> AND ONLY g-D ALMIGHTY. Has that "right of control"
>
> Doctoors, you must constantly remind them,HARRUMMPFF are not G-d almighty.
>
>
> ONE HAS TO BE super carefull when one initiates even oxygen to sustain a
> patient to extend life
>
> Suffice it to say
>
> a proper rabbi judge called a "dayan" [hebrew word]
>
> MUST be consulted at all stages of a serious illness.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Kendall D. Corbett
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 13:13
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: FW: UPDATE ON CASE INVOLVING REMOVAL OF FRUM BOY FROM LIFE
> SUPPORT POSTED EARLIER ON YWN:
>
> Meir,
>
> What ddoes Jewish (Talmudic?) law say about keeping someone alive in
> extraordinary circumstances, or by the means of "extraordinary measures?" I
> also wonder if "Not Dead Yet" has weighed in on this one...
>
> On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Meir Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> they didn't hear about golobchuk? In winnepeg
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: The Yeshiva World [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 11:59
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: UPDATE ON CASE INVOLVING REMOVAL OF FRUM BOY FROM LIFE SUPPORT
> POSTED EARLIER ON YWN:
>>
>>
>> Askanim (community activists) working on the case have reached out to YWN
> and requested that people contact the hospital and demand that they respect
> the families wishes.
>
> --
>
>
> Kendall
>
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> depends on the unreasonable man.
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