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NEWS
UTJ Opposes Bill to Disconnect Brain-Dead Patients from
Life Support
By Yechiel Sever
During a rabbinical conference held at a Dead Sea hotel MK
Rabbi Moshe Gafni delivered a speech in which addressed the
bill regarding brain-dead patients on respirators proposed by
Otniel Schneller (Kadima), who was in attendance.
Rabbi Gafni objected to the position espoused by Schneller,
who claimed that all gedolei Torah support the
proposal. Rabbi Gafni said that in fact the opposite is true.
Maran HaRav Eliashiv shlita issued instructions to
oppose the law, saying that according to halochoh as long as
the heart continues to beat the patient is considered alive
in every respect and it is strictly forbidden to deny medical
treatment, and as such UTJ has decided to oppose the bill.
Rabbi Gafni even called on every family who faces such
situations, chas vesholom, to demand full treatment
for the patient based on legal rights.
See opinion piece in this issue.
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