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WHAT DO YOU DO IF THERE S ONLY 1% CHANCE OF SAVING LIFE
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Rabbi Tatz facilitated a fascinating session on Jewish Medical Ethics for Jhealth members. Olami’s Pre-Health society is for aspiring Jewish healthcare professionals. We help Jewish undergraduate college students across all health fields access amazing career-building opportunities and ethical guidance so you can stand out in the health and medical field. Find out more at Olami.org/Jhealth
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a majority
announce a minority but in saving life
we'll try one in a thousand to save a
life
there's a one percent chance that this
treatment will save them we'll take the
chance
even when it may be dangerous because if
we do nothing we're guaranteed to see
the patient die
if we try we might do harm but we might
save their life
you're allowed to do that generally when
there's a chance of saving life
we take that very very very seriously
because we don't use majorities
in life saving because the value of life
is so disproportionate
okay they will do almost anything even
it's very unlikely
we try to save the life