Medical Halachah: Laws of Giving Up

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December 06 2015
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1h 17min 23s
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Halacha:
Science & Medicine 

Collections: Rabbi Torczyner Medical Halacha

References: Yoma: 83a ,  Ketuvot: 104a ,  Ketuvot: 33b ,  Gittin: 70a ,  Bava Metzia: 112a  

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Is a patient allowed to give up hope and decline medical treatment, in the face of pain? Surveying the published views of Rav Yitzchak Zylberhstein, Rav Moshe Feinstein and Rav Hershel Schachter, and applying them to treatments including chemotherapy, surgery, ventilator, feeding tube, care for secondary illnesses and more. NOT TO BE USED FOR PRACTICAL GUIDANCE - consult a competent authority for practical situations.

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