Medical Halachah: Toxic treatments during pregnancy

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February 26 2012
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1h 10min 19s
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

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Science & Medicine 

Collections: Rabbi Torczyner Medical Halacha

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Medical Halachah shiur for doctors, with CME credit. Why do we provide chemotherapy treatment for pregnant women? Under what circumstances might we refrain? Is a pregnant woman permitted to refrain from receiving chemotherapy? Is a woman permitted to refuse a Caesarean section?

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