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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