Euthanasia to be made legal in Israel

[KettleWhistle]

Good to hear, I thought that was overturned.

There was an attempt by the federal government to illegalize the usage of whatever medications they use for it, on the grounds that it was not approved by the FDA for that specific purpose.

Is there a residency requirement?

Yes. There is also a waiting period of, I believe, two weeks, from the time all the paperwork is filed.

[sharonbn]

Hmm - one would think that 'plug pulling' would have been resolved long ago especially with your history of violence and injury.

as opposed to the calm and serenity of American life?

We tend to handle these issues outside the law, with an understanding doctor and some very vague yet useful instructions. Assisted suicide isn't legal in the US in any state if I'm not mistaken, so we take matters into our own hands.

Well, us Israelis tend to stick within lawful boundaries when it comes to matters of life and death. Call it lack of creativity.

[minusthejihad]

Well I cant say I approve of this move, I believe in God and think its up to him to decide when one is born and one dies

Really? And is it g-d that decides to do an emergency c-section too?

[Mediocrates]

as opposed to the calm and serenity of American life?

That's neither here nor there. I would think that as a matter of Jewish law one would at least have the quality of life vs quality of death discussion. There's nothing alien to Judaism about that.

Well, us Israelis tend to stick within lawful boundaries when it comes to matters of life and death. Call it lack of creativity.

That's unfortunate. Sometimes you have to do what's ethical as opposed to legal.

[Mediocrates]

There was an attempt by the federal government to illegalize the usage of whatever medications they use for it, on the grounds that it was not approved by the FDA for that specific purpose.

Curious. The chemicals used for lethal injection are legal. I detect a mote of policy hypocrisy.

[Mediocrates]

Really? And is it g-d that decides to do an emergency c-section too?

Yes exactly. There are very few Christian Scientists for a reason....

[sharonbn]

That's neither here nor there. I would think that as a matter of Jewish law one would at least have the quality of life vs quality of death discussion. There's nothing alien to Judaism about that.

I see. so if its neither here nor there, then there should be no expectence from Israel to make mercy killing lawful any sooner than the US. so that's behind us.

That's unfortunate. Sometimes you have to do what's ethical as opposed to legal.

a) yes its true. we already know that we differ in our ethical standards.

b) the law should reflect the ethical standards that are common in the society. when these standards change, so should the law book. of course there is some kind of "transition period" where the reality contradicts the old law, until the law is rectified, but doing unlawful deeds should not occur over long periods of time. If the society bellieves that a certain law is unethical or immoral, it should pressure the parliament to change that law. These things have happenned before. for example, regarding the law that forbade Israelis to converse with PLO members.

[KettleWhistle]

Israel, like much of Europe, is exteremely concervative in its disregard for personal decisions of the sick. There are cases where people were force-fed, against their wishes, based on rulings of some Rabinnical kangaroo court. There are very few laws that either respect or protect person's autonomy.

[Mediocrates]

I see. so if its neither here nor there, then there should be no expectence from Israel to make mercy killing lawful any sooner than the US. so that's behind us.

yes yes whatever.....kudos