continued discussion of #3163: The Science of the Test Described in Ketubbot 10b
I here the answer/teshuvot but there are difficulties: 1. Vaginal muscle tone varies dramatically due to genetic variation. This is a medical fact that can
A patient who has a complete C1 paraplegia, in the hospital attatched to machines and has an advance directive stipulating that he does not want to be kept alive. What can be done? More specifically- are family members allowed to carry out his wishes?
Thank you.
DNR in the strict sense of withholding life-saving disease-related measures is not against halakhah. However, there are several qualifications to this lenient position: The patient suffers from an incurable disease and is at a stage where his life expectancy is only a few months; the patient (not his family) is suffering; the patient expresses his wish not to be treated, and if incompetent — there is clear evidence that such were his wishes when he was competent; the treatment is not expected to resolve an immediate complication but rather will incraese the patient's suffering.
The particular case has to be evaluated according to these principles.
I here the answer/teshuvot but there are difficulties: 1. Vaginal muscle tone varies dramatically due to genetic variation. This is a medical fact that can
בה"י לכבוד הרה"ג שליט"א אחדשה"ט שלום וברכה תוך כדי לימוד תורתנו הקדושה הלכות ועיונים, התעוררו אצלנו כמה שאלות, ואבקש ממעכ"ת ללמדנו בינה את הדרך אשר
אני מעוניין ללמוד רפואה ומאוד מתעניין בתחום של רפואת נשים האם יש בעיה הלכתית בזה או עדיף להמנע וללכת לתחום אחר ברפואה _____________________________________________________________ תגובה תודה
שלום. אני סטודנטית לרפואה ובפני סטאז' מספר אנשים בכיתתי היו מעוניינים לדעת מה ההלכה בנושא עבודה בשבת- דהיינו מה ואיך מותר לבצע ובאילו מיגבלות. מה