Sunday, July 24, 2022

HALACHIC ARBITER IN A MEDICAL MAZE

 https://mishpacha.com/halachic-arbiter-in-a-medical-maze/

Among the many burdens shouldered by Rav Moshe Feinstein was his role as halachic arbiter in the rapidly-developing field of medicine. An astounding number of innovations spawned an equal number of questions. No matter what that subject – be it hearing aids, cancer drugs, reproductive medicine, or end-of-life issues -- Rav Moshe ruled with clarity and authority. Three physicians who merited personal access to Rav Moshe recall the giant who served as the era’s halachic beacon

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  1. My first book in Medical Halakha was written by Dr Fred Rosner (had the privilege of meeting him in 2005) who made it clear the huge influence Rav Moshe, zt"l, had on him.

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  2. Totally omitting any mention of Rav Moshe tendler ztl

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  3. or - why do you deem him irrelevant, considering he was the most widely relied upon scientist for medical matters that Rav Moshe would use?

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  4. WHo is "he" referring to, and what did "he" say?

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  5. This was a major problem in the yeshiva world as he and his son would assert that a certain view was from Rav Moshe and it wasn't accepted as such.
    I once net him at a simcha and said to him,"Since you are the main source of Rav Moshe's knowledge of scientific information Why did Rav Moshe state that Natural child birth is merely a trick to convince the woman she is not experiencing pain?" He replied that he "was not Rav Moshe's main source and that though he was not aware of this particular tshuva which is in Igros Moshe he agreed fully with it."
    http://daattorah.blogspot.com/2021/10/rav-moshe-tendler.html

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  6. How otherwise?

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  7. You wrote a book on Medical Halakha, or are you referring to the first such work that you owned?

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  8. I wrote a book? Hah!
    No, it was the first book I bought after I started medical school.

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  9. Never say never.
    What field of medicine do you specialize in?

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  10. Family and ER

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