In November 2010, the Rabbinical Council of America, the central body of Modern Orthodox rabbis in the U.S., circulated a detailed report raising questions as to whether the organization’s longstanding acceptance of brain stem death as a definition of death comported with Jewish law. A majority of Jewish legal scholars cited said death was defined by the cessation of breathing and heart beats, and a minority said brain death was the defining factor. Read about it in a Nov. 30, 2010, article from The Jewish Week.
| Website | http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/new_york/rca_backs_stand_brain_death_transplants |
| Author | Stewart Ain |
| Publication | The Jewish Week |
| Date | 11/30/2010 |
| Categories | Beliefs & practices, Death, Ethics, Medical ethics, Science & health, Society & culture |
| Locations | United States of America |
| Faiths | Judaism |
| Languages | English |