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I’m pretty sure it is the law in Israel too. (As I recall it was passed with in 2008 with Degel abstaining though per Rav Elyashiv’s instructions not bringing down the government) However Sharon is not brain dead. There is no such thing as “effectively brain dead” Sharon is in a coma he is not brain dead. the girl about whom this topic is reffering is brain dead she is not in a coma (though of course you can view both as alive that is not my point)
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I agree with your point however the girl and hospital about who popa are reffering both don’t agree.
At any rate even if you consider a brain dead individual to be “alive” They are still brain dead, they arent in a coma just becuase you dont recognise brain death as death. Rabbi Bleich who strongly disagrees with the notion of brain death being “dead” still discusses brain death. That is my sole point. This girl is not in a coma she is brain dead