Are There Limits to How Far One Must Go for Others? Toward a Theoretical Model for Healthcare Providers

Weiner, Jason

doi:10.5325/jjewiethi.6.1.0094

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Research Article| December 01 2020

Are There Limits to How Far One Must Go for Others? Toward a Theoretical Model for Healthcare Providers

Jason Weiner

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

RABBI JASON WEINER, DBE, BCC, serves as the Senior Rabbi and Director of the Spiritual Care Department at Cedars-Sinai, in Los Angeles, where he is also the Rabbi of Congregation Knesset Israel. He is a Board Certified Chaplain, holds a doctorate in Clinical Bioethics from Loyola University (Chicago) and is the author of Jewish Guide to Practical Medical Decision Making (Urim, 2017).

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Journal of Jewish Ethics (2020) 6 (1): 94–109.

https://doi.org/10.5325/jjewiethi.6.1.0094

Abstract

This article compares classic Jewish and bioethics principles to suggest a novel approach to determining limits to healthcare providers' duties. Applying interpretations of specific Biblical verses to this issue to some lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic will also be illustrative.

responsibility, self-care, Jewish medical ethics, Bioethics, COVID

2020

The Pennsylvania State University

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