Matters of life and death
Subtitle: a Jewish approach to modern medical ethics
By: Elliot N. Dorff.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 456
Subjects: Medicine -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.; Health -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.; Medical laws and legislation (Jewish law); Medical ethics.; Jewish ethics.
Other titles: Life and death
Description: In Matters of Life and Death, Dr. Elliot Dorff addresses this unavoidable confluence of medical technology and Jewish law and ethics. Dr. Dorff, who has been studying and consulting on biomedical ethics for more than thirty years, discusses modern medical ethical dilemmas from a specifically Conservative Jewish point of view.

He includes issues such as artificial insemination, genetic engineering, cloning, surrogate motherhood, and birth control, as well as living wills, hospice care, euthanasia, organ donation, and autopsy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 424-442) and index.