Tel Aviv [Israel], January 25 (ANI/TPS): The Knesset approved an amendment to the Patient’s Rights Law, which will facilitate the provision of urgent medical treatment to an adult patient who cannot give informed consent to his treatment because he does not understand the matter. The new law establishes an orderly, efficient, fast, and respectful mechanism for granting approval to a family member to act as a temporary decision-maker regarding medical treatments for a person without the need to apply for the appointment of a guardian urgently in court. According to Israel’s Ministry of Health, …