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Author:

Dorff, Elliot N.

Title:

Matters of life and death : a Jewish approach to modern medical ethics / Elliot N. Dorff.

Edition:

1st pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Jewish Publication Society,

Copyright Date:

2003

Description:

xix, 456 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Medicine--Judaism.--Judaism.
Health--Judaism.--Judaism.
Medical laws and legislation (Jewish law)
Medical ethics.
Jewish ethics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 424-442) and index.

Contents:

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.

ISBN:

9780827607682 (pbk.)
0827607687 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)80557192

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)