Great Rabbinic Debates: Live Organ Donation

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November 17 2021
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1h 7min 40s
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Venue: Beth Shalom Cong. (Scranton, PA) Beth Shalom Cong. (Scranton, PA)

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Medical Ethics 

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Is it permitted, obligatory, or prohibited to give up an organ, such as a kidney, in order to save the life of another? What is the balance between altruism and self-preservation?

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