Confronting Crises, Informative, Jewish Law, Medical Ethics
Brain Death and Organ Transplants
Confronting Crises, Informative, Jewish Law, Medical Ethics
Brain Death and Organ Transplants
To save a life is one of the greatest mitzvot that one can perform. At the same time, however, it is axiomatic that we cannot save a life by ending another. The time of death, then, becomes a subject of utmost importance. Is there a halachic definition of death? Does it correspond with the medical-legal definition? And how does this affect the halachic prospects of cadaveric organ donation?
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