GEN686 Judaism regards human life as of infinite and inestimable value. The quality of the life that is preserved is thus never a factor to be taken into consideration. Nor is the length of the patient’s life expectancy a controlling factor. Since Judaism regards every moment of life as sacred, the patient is obliged to seek treatment, and religious laws are suspended for the sake of such treatment even if there is no medical guarantee of a cure. Similarly, the physician’s duty does not end when it is no longer possible to restore the lost health of the patient. The obligation “and you shall restore it to him” Deuteronomy 22:2 refers, in its medical context, not simply to the restoration of health, but to the restoration of even a single moment of life. Again, Sabbath restrictions and other laws are suspended even when it is known with certainty that human medicine offers no hope of a cure or restoration to health. Ritual obligations and restrictions are suspended so long as there is the possibility that life may be prolonged even for a matter of moments.  Hurwitz 62-3