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starsandsupernovae:

Actual orthodox jews in hospitals: 
*will do pretty much anything to save a life*
let me check with my rabbi who will check with serious medical professionals 
*values life above all*
*values medical advice and opinions*
*believes in scientific advances and medicine*

orthodox jews in hospital tv shows:
uh…..i think god would want me to die rather then take your medicine bc it once touched a pig and that’s the extent of my religion why don’t you get a random rabbi to come bless me 

I hope it’s ok to add to this post bc I want to explain further, we have a principle called pikuach nefesh that basically means preserving life overrides almost any other commandment. It’s the same reason ill and pregnant people don’t fast on Yom Kippur. I don’t know much about specific halachic debates vis-a-vis various medical treatments but there is NO concept of enduring unnecessary suffering because it’s “what God wants”, i think that’s an exclusively christian way of thinking.

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    Enduring unnecessary suffering because it’s “what God wants” is NOT mainstream Christianity anymore than believing Trump...
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