Passive Euthanasia - A Possible Exception to Pikuach Nefesh?

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June 04 2007
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Publication: Derech Hateva Volume 11

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Derech HaTeva is a publication of the undergraduate students of Stern College for Women. Editors in Chief: Abigail Atlas, Jessica Feig, Adeena Goldstcin

Within the passive euthanasia category, there is a dichotomy between the mitzvah of pikuach nefesh, saving a life, and the mitzvah of alleviating pain and suffering from a person.

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