Article: Chief Rabbinate rules law on brain death is kosher. Amar, Metzger at odds over 'Areivim' organ transplant program

MATTHEW WAGNER MATTHEW WAGNER
Jerusalem Post
09-24-2009
Chief Rabbinate rules law on brain death is kosher. Amar, Metzger at odds over 'Areivim' organ transplant program
Byline: MATTHEW WAGNER MATTHEW WAGNER
Edition: Daily
Section: News

The Chief Rabbinate's governing body ratified legislation Tuesday night that could facilitate organ transplants after brain death, in a decision likely to spark a battle between haredi rabbis and their more moderate counterparts.

In a unanimous vote, the Supreme Rabbinical Council, which includes the two chief rabbis of Israel and over a dozen city rabbis, agreed that the law passed in March 2008, which provides directives for deciding when a person ...

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