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What is the medical definition of a goses and does the prohibition of touching a goses apply to a Jewish doctor touching a non-Jewish patient?
As a parent of a child with hydrocephalus I would like to know if a first born baby boy with this condition is required to have a pidyon haben. I would also like to know if there are any other halachic issues we should be aware of? A response will be greatly appreciated.
A Mother.
1. If the baby does not suffer from extreme deformities that radically reduce his lifespan to several months – A Pidyon is required. If there are such extreme deformities, then one must contact a Rav personally.
See Nishmat Avraham , Vol. IV, Yore De'ah 305. and the attached correction note there.
2. Other Halachic issues depend on the exact medical situation. See Prof. A. Steinberg's Encyclopedia of Jewish Medical Ethics Vol. II (Feldheim Pub. Jerusalem 2003) pp. 738-739.
What is the medical definition of a goses and does the prohibition of touching a goses apply to a Jewish doctor touching a non-Jewish patient?
I am psychiatric resident in New York, USA at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. . One of my supervisor is a Physician asked me if
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