by Simon Jackson | Oct 20, 2007
Simon Jackson Legal Advisor to Torah MiTzion In the footnotes to his encyclopedia, Steinberg recounts the death of his own father. Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Aurbach, considered one of the greatest halachic authorities of the modern era, who directed him to...
by Simon Jackson | Sep 22, 2007
Simon Jackson Legal Advisor to Torah MiTzion While the new law permits a doctor to refrain from administering treatment to an incurably ill patient (whether at the start of treatment or whether by failing to continue treatment already initiated by the doctor),...
by Simon Jackson | Sep 7, 2007
Simon Jackson Legal Advisor to Torah MiTzion The unique Terminally Ill Patients Law, 5766-2005, now in force in Israel, contains a number of examples of balancing between the value of the sanctity of life and the value of an individual’s right to decide his own...
by Simon Jackson | Aug 25, 2007
Simon Jackson Legal Advisor to Torah MiTzion Background to the New Legislation From the State’s establishment and until the passing of the new law, there was no recognized and binding normative arrangement as to the comprehensive treatment of the terminally ill...
by Simon Jackson | Apr 28, 2007
Simon Jackson Legal Advisor to Torah MiTzion The Gemara (Bava Metzia 87a) states that, until the time of Avraham, there were no physical signs of old age. Since Avraham and Yitzchak appeared identical, whoever wanted to speak with Avraham might mistakenly find...
