JULY 7 • 2022 | 11
STATEMENT BY
THE UNION OF
ORTHODOX JEWISH
CONGREGATIONS
OF AMERICA
The leadership of the
Union of Orthodox Jewish
Congregations of America
(Orthodox Union) issued
the following statement:
“In the wake of the U.S.
Supreme Court issuing its
ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson,
we reiterate the approach
we articulated when a draft
ruling in this case was
leaked to the media last
month.
“The Orthodox Union is
unable to either mourn or
celebrate the U.S. Supreme
Court’s overturning of Roe
v. Wade. We cannot support
absolute bans on abortion
— at any time point in a
pregnancy — that would
not allow access to abortion
in life-saving situations.
Similarly, we cannot support
legislation that does not
limit abortion to situations
in which medical (including
mental health) professionals
affirm that carrying the
pregnancy to term poses
real risk to the life of the
mother.
“As people of faith,
we see life as a precious
gift granted to us and
maintained within us
by God. Jewish law
places paramount value
on choosing life and
mandates — not as a right
but as a responsibility —
safeguarding our own lives
and the lives of others
by behaving in a healthy
and secure manner, doing
everything in our power
to save lives and refraining
from endangering others.
This concern for even
potential life extends to the
unborn fetus and to the
terminally ill.
“The ‘right to choose’
(as well as the ‘right to
die’) are thus completely at
odds with our religious and
halachic values. Legislation
and court rulings that
enshrine such rights
concern us deeply on a
societal level.
“Yet, that same mandate
to preserve life requires
us to be concerned for
the life of the mother.
Jewish law prioritizes
the life of the pregnant
mother over the life of
the fetus such that where
the pregnancy critically
endangers the physical
health or mental health of
the mother, an abortion
may be authorized, if not
mandated, by Halachah and
should be available to all
women irrespective of their
economic status.
“Legislation and court
rulings, federally or in any
state, that absolutely ban
abortion without regard for
the health of the mother
would literally limit our
ability to live our lives
in accordance with our
responsibility to preserve
life.
“The extreme polarization
around and politicization
of the abortion issue does
not bode well for a much-
needed nuanced result.
Human life — the value
of everyone created in the
Divine Image —is far too
important.”
Associated Endocrinologists
is honored to introduce our
new Physician…
Leedor Lieberman M.D. received her Bachelor of Science in
Engineering from the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor,
MI and her Doctor of Medicine from Wayne State University
School of Medicine in Detroit, MI. Dr. Lieberman completed
her Internal Medicine residency at the Hospital of the
University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, during which
she was selected for the Healthcare Leadership Quality
program. She then completed her fellowship in Metabolism,
Endocrinology and Diabetes at the University of Michigan
in Ann Arbor, MI. Dr. Lieberman is Board Certified from the
American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine
and is Board Eligible for Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Dr. Lieberman practices general endocrinology. With special
interests in thyroid disorders, diabetes mellitus, and lipid
disorders.
Leedor Lieberman M.D.
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