Risking Oneself to Save Others

Can a doctor risk his life to save the life of a patient? Whose life is more valuable? Does it matter that one is a certain risk of death, and the other is a doubtful risk?

Based on the popular book Headlines: Halachic Debates of Current Events by Dovid Lichtenstein, this sourcesheet was adapted for teens by Aryeh Kaminetsky. Formatted and edited by Rachel First. Includes the tzuras hadaf for the quoted Gemaras.


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