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  • Terri Schiavo Would Not Be Starved in Israel

    03/25/2005 12:58:40 AM PST · by Nachum · 39 replies · 706+ views
    cnsnews.com ^ | March 23, 2005 | Julie Stahl
    Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Terri Schiavo probably would not be disconnected from her feeding tube if she lived in Israel, experts here said. A bill allowing "passive euthanasia" -- the removal of life support -- is currently under debate in the Israeli Knesset. In the first of three readings, the bill passed overwhelmingly. But experts here noted that the bill would not affect Schiavo's case. The pending "Terminal Patient Bill" would allow the removal of life support if the patient is terminally ill and expected to die within six months; is experiencing "great suffering"; and has "clearly requested not to be...
  • Herbalife Halts Sale of Product in Israel

    02/13/2005 8:58:23 AM PST · by Nachum · 2 replies · 795+ views
    Iwon.com ^ | Sunday February 13, 11:04 AM EST | Reuters
    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) said on Sunday it had halted sales of one of its products in Israel amid an investigation by Israel's Health Ministry over complaints from customers that it caused liver problems. Yona Fichman, general manager of Herbalife Israel, said the company was cooperating with the ministry even though there had yet to be a link between the product and what he called abnormal liver test results. A health ministry spokeswoman said eight people reported liver problems over a year and a half, five of whom had consumed Herbalife's Sesame Herb product. She noted that there...