ch they can take action. Every religion has evolved a theological position on the issues. In the Jewish religion the doctrine which is looked to in this debate is known as the pikuah nefesh, a doctrine which “values life so highly that for the sake of saving a life all Jewish religious laws are automatically suspended, the only exceptions being idolatry, illicit sexual relations and murder” (Maissel 2). This view, much like the Christian framework believes that the decision regarding the end of l
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