Force feeding

What does Jewish law say on artificial feeding toward the end of life? - explainer

We should allow the underlying illness to take its course and not deprive a patient of a natural need that will cause him to die sooner.

 MANY TIMES, caregivers can even spoon-feed patients.
A Palestinian woman holds a picture depicting Palestinian detainee Mohammed Allan during a protest in solidarity with Allan in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh

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The exterior of Camp Delta is seen at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, March 6, 2013. The facility is operated by the Joint Task Force Guantanamo and holds prisoners who have been captured in the war in Afghanistan and elsewhere since the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Ex-Guantanamo Bay warden to Israel: Force-feed hunger-striker immediately


Hunger striker transferred to Barzilai hospital amid fears he will be force-fed

MK Ahmad Tibi says he was assured by medical center’s director that Mohammad Allan’s strike won’t be forcibly broken.

Maazouze, the mother of Mohammed Allaan, a Palestinian prisoner who is on a long-term hunger strike, holds a portrait of her son during a rally calling for his release.

'Doctors refusing to treat hunger striker leave us 2 choices: Let him go or let him die'

Gilad Erdan says the decision of the ethics committee to allow the doctors to inspect the prisoner fall within the lines of the Patients Rights Law.

Maazouze, the mother of Mohammed Allaan, a Palestinian prisoner who is on a long-term hunger strike, holds a portrait of her son during a rally calling for his release.

Lawyer: Israel planning to force-feed hunger-striking Palestinian

If Mohammed Allaan is subjected force feeding, it will be the first recorded case of the action since the Knesset passed a law allowing the practice late last month.

A handout supporting a Palestinian hunger striker.

Erdan: Force-feeding bill will save lives

Knesset committee works on bill that would allow prisons, with permission from a judge, to use a feeding tube on prisoners who refuse to eat.

Gilad Erdan

Shaked, Liberman continue controversy over doctors to force-feed hunger-striking prisoners

There are currently four security prisoners on hunger strike, and one of them is hospitalized in serious condition.

Ayelet Shaked, nouvelle ministre de la Justice

Ministry fights court on force-feeding geese

Agriculture Ministry argues that process for producing delicacy infringes upon animal rights; one case to reach High Court.

A gaggle of geese 311