10-21-2015, 05:53 AM
B"H
Rabbi Weiner writes (p 434): „However, if this doctor is not licensed (or there was a more competent licensed doctor available) and he caused death, even if he only wanted to help the patient, this is an instance that began with the negligence of not leaving the treatment to a certified doctor, and even if it is unpreventable in the end, he is liable to be sentenced for murder.“
Certification does not guarantee good health care. It decreases the number of available doctors. And it reduces competition in the health care industry. Governments have the right to (de)regulate industries. So why does this ruling have the force of Torah law?
Rabbi Weiner writes (p 434): „However, if this doctor is not licensed (or there was a more competent licensed doctor available) and he caused death, even if he only wanted to help the patient, this is an instance that began with the negligence of not leaving the treatment to a certified doctor, and even if it is unpreventable in the end, he is liable to be sentenced for murder.“
Certification does not guarantee good health care. It decreases the number of available doctors. And it reduces competition in the health care industry. Governments have the right to (de)regulate industries. So why does this ruling have the force of Torah law?