Risky Treatments: A Jewish Medical Ethics Perspective
The Jewish principle concerning a decision with regard to a dangerous treatment is as following: A patient who is estimated to die within 12 months because of a fatal illness is permitted to undergo a treatment that on the one hand may extend his life beyond 12 months, but on the other hand may hast...
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| Language: | English |
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Rambam Health Care Campus
2015-07-01
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| Series: | Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://rmmj.org.il/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=481 |