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1、Euthanasia&PatientAutonomyAdvancesinmodernmedicinehaverevolutionizedtheabilitytotreatpatientsandprolonglife,buthavesimultaneouslyledtochallengingdilemmas in cases ofpatientsdependent on lifesupportequipment. Somelive oninastateofterminalillness,comatos
2、eorevenina“PersistentVegetativeState”–sometimesforyears. Consequently,whereasinthepastpeoplewoulddiewithlimitedmedicalintervention,moderntechnologyhaschangedthefaceofmedicalcareandtheprocessofdying.Howtomanageendoflifecareisagrowingconcernacrosstheglob
3、e–onethatcrosseslegal,moral,andreligiouslines.Theuseoflivingwillsstipulatingeuthanasia(whenthelife-shorteningprocedureorwithholdingoftreatmentisdonebyanotherpartysuchasaphysician)andphysician-assistedsuicide(whenthepatienttakeshislife, guidedbythephysi
4、cian)havebecomeincreasinglysought-afteroptionsintheendoflifedecision-makingprocess.Althoughprohibitedinmostcountriesworldwide,asof2013,euthanasia is legalinBelgium,HollandandLuxembourgandphysician-assistedsuicide is legalinBelgium,Germany,Holland,Luxem
5、bourg,Switzerland,andtheUSstatesofOregon,Vermont,andWashington.ItisthereforecriticaltounderstandtheJewishethicalandlegalperspectivestonavigateendoflifecaresituations.ThisshiurwillexploreJewishviewsonthevalueoflife,thetreatmentofterminallyillpatients,eu
6、thanasiaandpatientautonomy.Assuch,wewillseekanswerstothefollowingquestions:·IsthereaprecedentintheTorahaddressingeuthanasia?·Dopeoplehavetherighttoendtheirownlivesorthelivesofotherswhoareinpain?47·Aredoctorsentitledtodecidewhenandwhennottotreatpatients
7、?·Isthereadifferencebetweenpassiveformsofeuthanasia,suchaswithholdingmedicaltreatment,andproactivemeanssuchaspullingtheplugofarespiratororissuingalethalinjection?·ArethereanyconditionsunderwhichJewishLawwouldsanctioneuthanasia?·Dopeoplehavetherighttoen
8、dtheirownlives?Mayonedeclinetreatmentthatcouldprolonghislife?ClassOutline:SectionI.ActiveEuthanasia–MercyorMurder?PartA.BiblicalEuthanasia:TheCaseofKingSaulandtheAmalekitePartB.TheValueofHumanLifePartC.TheProhibitionagainstMurderPartD.T
