Listen to Friday's class, "Sept. 11th in Halakhah," here.
Follow along with the sources here.
For further research:
a) R. Yisshak Zilberstein's essay on this issue, in אסון מגדלי התאומים לאור ההלכה
b) R. J. David Bleich's "Saving the Few to Save the Many."
a) R. Yisshak Zilberstein's essay on this issue, in אסון מגדלי התאומים לאור ההלכה
b) R. J. David Bleich's "Saving the Few to Save the Many."