Agudath Israel of America’s New Jersey office decried the state legislature’s passage of a bill today allowing doctors to write lethal prescriptions for terminally ill patients who say they wish to end their lives.
The state Assembly and Senate voted today to send the bill to Governor Phil Murphy for his signature. If he signs it into law, New Jersey will be the eighth state permitting “aid in dying.”
The bill would allow physicians to write prescriptions for lethal drugs for terminally ill patients who are evaluated by physicians as having less than six months left to live.
Agudath Israel’s New Jersey director, Rabbi Avi Schnall, reiterated the Orthodox Jewish group’s longstanding opposition to these types of laws. “Life possesses inherent sanctity,” he said, “irrespective of any diminished quality.
“We have testified and met legislators over several years on this subject,” he added. “And we are deeply disappointed at today’s votes. Our hope is that the governor may still veto the bill when it comes to his desk, and we urge him to do so.”
Agudath Israel has long advocated on behalf of terminally ill patients, particularly through its Chayim Aruchim division, and notes that many patients with terminal diagnoses have gone on to live fulfilling lives well after their doctors’ darkest predictions have been pronounced. What is more, the organization has argued, misdiagnoses, the influence of family members, or financial pressures can lead patients to make irreversible decisions to end their lives prematurely.
Too little too late for Aguda who were AWOL on this. Did they lobby anyone in Trenton on this retzicha?
ReplyDeleteThis statement is moot and worthless.
All our Leaders, Our Gedolim , Our Askanim, endorsed Phil Murphy .
ReplyDeleteWhy are they crying now ? We the people Begged our Leaders to put Values before Money ....
we were ignored ..
remember Use Your God Given Sense !
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ReplyDeleteWhat in the world was Schnall & buddies prancing around in Washington when doctor assisted suicide being voted on today in Trenton !?!
And it passed in both the state senate and assembly By bare one vote In each House !!
Agudah supported numerous legislators who voted for this bill
ReplyDeleteSO DID BMG
Deleteכל המציל נפש אחת מישראל כאילו קיים עולם מלא
ReplyDeleteAnd this Assisted suicide bill Unquestionably will mean the life of many
They did absolutely nothing about it. Could have been killed in committee and singer decided not to show up
ReplyDeleteHey Schnall,
ReplyDeleteWhere were you until now????
It was INHERENT that you open your mouth BEFORE the passage, not just after.
The agudah can blame only themselves on this one. This is what happens when u vote in liberals?!
ReplyDeleteyou blame Agudah-only?
DeleteNow in LKWD who told you to vote MUrphy....??
I know the answer
I didnt listen to them
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Yup
Deletecrucial for the future of Klal Yisroel
is only Agudah to blame
ReplyDeletewhat about....?
The Aguda has a Chaim Aruchim initiative to address this.
ReplyDeleteChelm ... break the bridge and then build hospital nearby
DeleteAgudah should return to the Derech HATorah
ReplyDeleteCheers
After the avoidable disaster they
have frum band aids
Being overly Jewish Centric we have our own compass therefore we're not as affected & usually miss these
It is the height of crude ruthless ungraciousness To the host country to uncaringly ignore
I don’t know about you but if I were facing a terminal Illness with a miserable end I would want to be able to end it. I think that a very humane thing to do.
ReplyDeleteThe ONLY reason I wouldn’t is because as a frum yid I believe I’m not allowed to.
But what does my belief have to do with what other people want??
Where is all this hysteria coming from??
In a 2009 article in Canadian Medical Association Journal, Tom Koch discussed the Polio epidemic in the 1950s. He wrote how everyone scrambled to save every life. Gymnasiums were turned into wards and cots were lined up from wall to wall. Steel lung machines were made and people were kept alive in these big negative pressure boxes. It was an imperative to save as many lives as possible. Nobody considered the costs or the quality of life of the people that were saved. He lamented that in todays society the polio victims would be counseled against seeking treatment and most would die.
ReplyDelete"if I were facing a terminal Illness with a miserable end I would want to be able to end it."
ReplyDeleteThat's not what this is about so don't even try it
Firstly, according to you And yours we shouldn't try to convince someone Threatening to jump off a bridge
After all how is this our business?
Applies for this
Second, nobody is stopping anyone from killing themselves. Probably couldn't do if we wanted to.
What was the bill is about?
Whether someone ELSE could kill a person with any euphemism you can contrive