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Edited Title: Chaim and I agree on this ... as per this weeks Ask JTF.
Ultra Requete:
How un perfect man can judge when his hour come? That's thing only G-d Know. Suicide or so called euthnasia shud never be publicly excused or justified.
Dr. Dan:
It should be a case by case situation with the preferred decision to choose life over death.
The examples are way too many to mention when death is more acceptable over life in this situation. All I can say is that the overwhelming majority of the time, life is the best choice. But I will refrain from saying that it is the best choice 100% of the time. I don't think it is. However, it is really close to a 100% of the time.
Kahane-Was-Right BT:
I think Chaim may be right if there is ZERO chance of recovery and they are suffering badly. You can put on a timer on the machine or something so you are not technically doing it yourself. But I don't remember exactly. I'm pretty sure at the point where a person's recovery to consciousness is 100% impossible without a doubt they are considered already halachically dead, aren't they?
Salty German:
--- Quote from: C.F. on February 10, 2008, 04:33:02 PM ---I also agree with Chaim on this. I think the people who don't would change their minds if they were the ones dying of terminal cancer.
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Yes, it's fascinating to see young people in the peak of their health pontificating on whether seriously ill, desperately suffering people have the right to choose to end their pain or not. ::)
Quite frankly I think it's frightening that some people think that God might send down a 'miraculous cure'. The Orthodox Jews have the right to impose whatever they want on their own community, but the great masses of the gentiles should not be beholden to heavenly precepts which are of no concern to them.
Kahane-Was-Right BT:
--- Quote from: Salty German on February 10, 2008, 05:24:22 PM ---
--- Quote from: C.F. on February 10, 2008, 04:33:02 PM ---I also agree with Chaim on this. I think the people who don't would change their minds if they were the ones dying of terminal cancer.
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Yes, it's fascinating to see young people in the peak of their health pontificating on whether seriously ill, desperately suffering people have the right to choose to end their pain or not. ::)
Quite frankly I think it's frightening that some people think that G-d might send down a 'miraculous cure'. The Orthodox Jews have the right to impose whatever they want on their own community, but the great masses of the gentiles should not be beholden to heavenly precepts which are of no concern to them.
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Why would the gentiles be forced to do anything? We are talking about Jewish law here regarding Jews. I don't know how this comment is relevant.
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