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- Published on: 23 August 2011
- Published on: 29 July 2011
- Published on: 6 April 2011
- Published on: 23 August 2011Conflicts for Jewish patients and physiciansShow More
The article by Waltho (1) raises some issues of concern for Jewish patients, and physicians, outside of Israel Canada is a country with a significant mix of races and religions. To the observant Jewish population, the issue of "informed refusal" presents a conflict between what is required of physicians and what religion dictates. My own experience when working in a hospital functioning on strictly observant rules did n...
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None declared. - Published on: 29 July 2011That "Non-maleficence is not a novel concern" is precisely why it should be discussed more widelyShow More
Many thanks to Adam J Sher for drawing my (and others') attention to this particular aspect of the IPRA's genesis. Notwithstanding that it renders my own contribution to such debates even more modest than I had at first suspected, to discover that my thoughts echoed (however belatedly!) those of such a respected individual as Rabbi Feinstein is somewhat edifying, and I would hope that most people would rather find their v...
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None declared. - Published on: 6 April 2011Non-maleficence is not a novel considerationShow More
Simon Waltho is right to note that his analysis does not offer anything particularly new to this debate. Gross was not the only author to highlight the harm that the actual act of forcing a patient to receive treatment against his express wishes might cause. Before the State of Israel introduced the Israeli Patient's Rights Act in 1996, the issue of whether one could force life-saving treatment on a patient had already b...
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