Jewish bioethics : rabbinic law and theology in their social and historical contexts / Yechiel Michael Barilan, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.

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Main Author: Barilan, Yechiel Michael, 1966-
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Medical laws and legislation (Jewish law)
Medical laws and legislation > Israel.
Jewish ethics.
Physical Description:ix, 285 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • An outline of "Jewish bioethics"
  • Health and healthcare
  • Doctor-patient relationship
  • The human body
  • Fertility and very early prenatal life
  • Childbirth and abortion
  • Care for premature neonates
  • Organ transplantation and the brain death debate
  • Terminal care and the ends of life.