Commentary. An uninformed choice.
Judaism is wrongly blamed for exacerbating the dilemma facing this Orthodox patient and her family. In actuality, a vital and human halakhic tradition is a resource that can respect the daughter's autonomy while appropriately responding to her father's fears about her well-being.
Offner
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Shir Tikvah Congregation, St. Paul, MN.
D000293:Adolescent; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000523:psychology; D007258:Informed Consent; D007557:Israel / Q000208:ethnology; D007599:Judaism; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000208:ethnology; D014481:United States; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery