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This text deals with the controversial issues of abortion, assisted reproduction, genetics, the obligation to heal, patient autonomy, treatment of the terminally ill, the definition of death, organ donations, and the allocation of scarce medical resources in Jewish law.
Introduction -- Abortion -- Assisted reproduction -- Genetics -- The obligation to heal and patient autonomy -- The terminally ill patient -- Science, halakhah, and public health policy: the definition of death, heart transplants, organ donations, and the allocation of scarce medical resources -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-284) and index.
Medical laws and legislation (Jewish law)
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003