Laws die, books never.

法律会消失，书籍则不朽。

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My rabbi does not take Jewish law lightly. But he told me the Jewish laws are things God wanted us to live by, not die by, and that saving a life takes precedence over all of them.

我的拉比并不看轻犹太戒律，但他告诉我，上帝希望我们靠这些戒律为生，而不是因这些戒律而死，他还告诉我性命比所有戒律都重要。

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Oregon and Washington have passed right-to-die laws, but they did so through voter referendums.

WSJ: Assisted suicide on legal agenda in several states