Does Jewish law permit "heavy sedation" for the treatment of intractable pain? That is, when standard opioids and narcotics are unable to effectively treat a person's pain, would Jewish law permit a physician to intentionally sedate a person for an extended period of time in order to treat the pain as long as the physician believes that the sedation is not likely to shorten the person's life?
Again, I am not asking about "terminal sedation" or active euthenasia; I am asking about "heavy sedation" used to treat pain when there is no reason to believe that edating the person will shorten his or her life.
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So long as the purpose of the heavy sedation is for the patient's benefit to treat his pain Halacha not only permits but would mandate it as for any other treatment that is for the patient's benefit. Obviously, the treatment must be under the control of a physician experienced in it's use and side effects.
כבוד הרב.. לפני שנתיים אמא שלי עברה ניתוח להסרת אבנים בכליות-ניתוח פשוט שעוברים אותו הרבה אבל הרופא המנתח פגע לה בריאות ומאז הסיפור הסתבך היא
אשתי בהריון שבוע 10 אחרי הריון שהסתיים בהפלה, הרופא שאינו דתי אמר שהיא יכולה לוותר על אוכל בט' באב אך לא על שתייה.האם היא חייבת
