Matters of Life and Death A Jewish Approach to Modern Medical Ethics

Name: Matters of Life and Death A Jewish Approach to Modern Medical Ethics
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ISBN: 9780827607682

ISBN-10: 0827607687

ISBN-13: 9780827607682

Edition: N/A

Authors: Elliot N. Dorff

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Book details

List price: $29.95
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
Publication date: 9/23/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 277
Size: 5.91" wide x 9.84" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Matters of Method and Belief



Consulting the Jewish Tradition for Moral Guidance



Fundamental Beliefs Underlying Jewish Medical Ethics



Moral Issues at the Beginning of Life



Having Children with One's Own Genetic Materials



Having Children Using Donated Genetic Materials



Preventing Pregnancy



The Social Context of Generating Life



Matters at the End of Life



Preparing for Death



The Process of Dying



After Death: Cremation, Autopsy, and Organ Donation



The Communal Context of Medical Care



Preventing Illness



Linking Mind and Body



Nonmedical Aspects of Medical Care


Epilogue: An Imperative to Choose Life


Notes



The Philosophical Foundations of My Approach to Bioethics


Notes to the Appendix


Bibliography


Index