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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Eda Haredit: Organ donation is murder

YNET
Following a Ynet report on the Chief Rabbinate's decision to recognize brain-respiratory death, thus allowing organ donations in accordance with Jewish religious laws, the Badatz, the Eda Haredit's high court, ruled that taking organs from a person in such a condition or removing him or her from life support is murder.

...an announcement published in the ultra-Orthodox organization's journal...reiterated the ruling that was given almost two-years ago... Full story

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