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Matters of life and death: (Record no. 51162)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 97808276076820827607687
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number BM538.H43
Item number .D68 1998
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Dorff, Elliot N.
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Matters of life and death:
Remainder of title a Jewish approach to modern medical ethics/
Statement of responsibility, etc. Elliot N. Dorff
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Philadelphia :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Jewish Publication Society,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1998
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xix, 456 p.
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Dimensions 24 cm.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 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 commununal context of medical care. Preventing illness -- Linking mind and body -- Nonmedical aspects of medical care -- Epilogue: An imperative to choose life -- Appendix: The philosophical foundations of my approach to bioethics.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Medicine—Religious aspects—Judaism. Health—Religious aspects—Judaism. Medical laws and legislation (Jewish law).
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