a Jewish approach to modern medical ethics Dorff, Elliot N. creator text xx Philadelphia Jewish Publication Society 1998 9999 monographic und eng

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xix, 456 p. ; 24 cm. 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. Elliot N. Dorff Medicine—Religious aspects—Judaism. Health—Religious aspects—Judaism. Medical laws and legislation (Jewish law) BM538.H43 .D68 1998 97808276076820827607687 231221