We know that Judaism holds the preservation of human life as one of its supreme moral values. For millennia, Judaism has taught the infinite value and sanctity of human...
Physician Assisted Suicide
OU Advocacy has been involved in efforts, in both Congress and the courts, to restrict physician-assisted suicide and promote better treatment of pain.
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – through its Institute for Public Affairs, expressed disappointment with a 6-3...
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – through its Institute for Public Affairs, decried a federal court ruling...
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – through its Institute for Public Affairs, applauded a policy directive announced...
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America will present testimony to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing on the Pain Relief Promotion Act – a...
In advance of a Senate Judiciary Committee mark-up hearing scheduled for tomorrow, leaders of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America have written to members of that panel...
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America through its Institute for Public Affairs, welcomed today’s decision by the Supreme Court upholding state laws that prohibit physician assisted suicide....
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, through its Institute for Public Affairs (IPA), filed a “friend of the court” brief in the United States Supreme Court in...