Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz: Man's Lease on His Body

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Rabbi Steinsaltz argues that only G-d owns the bodies of human beings. If man only has a temporary "lease over his body," does he have the right to injure himself or allow someone else to cause injury to him? The Rabbi suggests that medical treatments that involve some form of injurious side-effect would be permitted if they serve higher values such as preserving the health of the body and saving one's life.

Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: November 28, 2007 at 7:08 am
Author: AlephSociety

Length: 0:07:33
Rating: 5.00
Views: 309

Tags: steinsaltz talmud science medicine medicalethics judaism torah ethics morality society doctor jewish abortion euthanasia

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Atheist001 (Tuesday 1st of July 2008 10:45:01 AM)
Oh really?