[Avodah] 2 Pesakim from R Asher Weiss

[Micha Berger via Avodah]

2 other additions to Tvuna in English (most of the teshuvos left in Hebrew)

1- <http://en.tvunah.org/2016/09/16/zika-virus-advice>

Q:`
> ... would like to know the psak for my patients regarding the WHO
> advice for a period of abstinence of 6 months between couples if one of
> them has returned from a place with active zika virus...

A:
> The advice of the health organizations should be taken seriously
> as there is concern for major birth defects with this virus. One who
> returned from a place with Zika could probably be tested for the virus
> and if clean would not have to wait the 6 months you mentioned.

2- <http://en.tvunah.org/2016/09/16/sterilisation-for-non-jew>

Q:
> Is a Jewish doctor permitted to carry out a sterilisation procedure
> (vasectomy or tubal ligation) for a non-Jewish patient?

A:
> A jewish doctor should not perform this type of procedure on a non Jew. He
> may refer a patient at the patient's request, being that the patient
> presumably can and will find a way to have this procedure carried out
> in any event.

Again, Meqoros uBi'urim on-site.

:-)BBii!
-Micha

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