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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 560

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Israel Medical Association chair Prof. Zion Hagay (Screenshot from YouTube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 19, 2023, 7:03 pm
HMO, hospital boycott fertility conference in Jerusalem that excludes women doctors
Clalit pulls its sponsorship, Hadassah Medical Center cancels participation, Israeli Medical Association calls event ‘slap in the face’ to half the medical community
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: An in vitro fertilization embryologist works on a petri dish at a fertility clinic in London, August 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
October 14, 2022, 1:27 pm
Designer babies? Hi-tech preimplantation genetic testing may soon come to Israel
Unlike simpler forms of testing used in IVF today, screening for polygenic diseases doesn’t offer a clear diagnosis but rather a ‘risk score’ for a Pandora’s box full of conditions
By Nirit Sandman Eriksson
Ondi Timoner and her father Eli Timoner in 'Last Flight Home,' Ondi's film about Eli's assisted suicide. (MTV Documentary Films/ via JTA)
October 7, 2022, 8:38 pm
In documentary ‘Last Flight Home,’ a Jewish family helps their father end his life
When former airline exec Eli Timoner started putting his affairs in order decades after being felled by a stroke, his daughters chronicled it. Now their film opens in NY and LA
By Andrew Lapin
Members of the crowd holding signs that read 'This is not a game,'and 'B”H (Thank God) for Abortion' at a pro-abortion rights rally organized by the National Council of Jewish Women in Washington, DC, May 17, 2022. (Julia Gergely)
July 15, 2022, 6:08 am
Groups launched to help Jewish couples with IVF face uncertainty after Roe reversal
Organizations providing fertility services must navigate carefully when Jewish law seeks to protect the mother’s life but contravenes local statutes prohibiting abortion
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Volunteer supporting woman dying of tumor in a hospital room. (iStock photo)
March 22, 2022, 8:08 am
Compassion and tech merge, helping Israelis navigate Jewish law at end of life
The Tzohar organization pairs rabbis and social workers with terminally ill patients and their families, to help plan ahead and make informed choices during difficult times
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Yoskeh and Nurit Marmurstein enjoy winter blossoms in Alumim, Israel, in 2012. (Courtesy of Yoskeh Marmurstein/via JTA)
June 27, 2019, 1:55 am
Late wife’s torment turns Israeli religious farmer into assisted suicide backer
After his terminally ill wife had to fly to Switzerland to end her suffering, Yoskeh Marmurstein is challenging a society that resists the burial of suicides in Jewish cemeteries
By Cnaan Liphshiz
In this illustrative photo taken June 28, 2016, Dr. Matthew Cooper, left and Dr. Seyed Ghasemian transplant a donated kidney into Brenda Hudson at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)
May 12, 2019, 4:26 am
Rabbis work to uproot taboo against organ donation
While Judaism sanctions the giving of organs to save lives, Jewish communities worldwide rank among the lowest by percentage of donors – both living and posthumous
By Cathryn J. Prince
Women seek out 'Sperminator' Ari Nagel for his tall stature, blue eyes, and high sperm count. (Facebook)
July 6, 2017, 5:22 am
‘Sperminator’ Ari Nagel spreads more seed on recent Israel visit
He’s fathered 26 — with 7 on the way — but this formerly Orthodox man continues to give his gametes away for free
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Dr. Jessica Zitter, palliative care expert and author of 'Extreme Measures: Finding a Better Path to the End of Life.' (Rich Tenorio/Times of Israel)
May 11, 2017, 4:17 pm
For those who value life, Jewish doctor prescribes pre-arranging death
Dr. Jessica Zitter has literally written the book on palliative care, an emerging discipline aimed at bringing dignity to life’s end
By Rich Tenorio
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