Jewish biomedical law
Subtitle: legal and extra-legal dimensions
By: Daniel B. Sinclair.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Medical laws and legislation (Jewish law); Bioethics -- Religious aspects -- Judaism
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-284) and index.