Life and Death Responsibilities in Jewish Biomedical Ethics
Life and Death Responsibilities in Jewish Biomedical Ethics Books
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Can abortion be morally aptly? When should life-sustaining treatment be stopped? How extensive are my responsibilities to support the health care needs of others? In the Jewish tradition, the central means of addressing these concerns is through halakhah, or Jewish law. This book presents papers on biomedical ethics that integrate the resources of millennia with the most recent developments in medicine and ethical plotting. These include some of the most thoughtful and vital works in Jewish medical ethics on such issues as treatment decisions near the end of life, abortion, and reproductive technologies.
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Wonderful resource with brilliant and concise introductions to each theme area.
Rating: 5 / 5
Many topics are discussed here–adoption, fertility aids, life support, even bio-engineered foods. Chapters are written with intros and summaries, which helps the book serve as a quick reference on complex topics. Or, read all the in between for different viewpoints, and background thoughts that led to the choice. I read it cover to cover, even though most topics aren’t relevant to my life aptly now, just to know the Jewish (conservative) view. It’s fascinating to read the Jewish response to twenty-first century concerns.
Rating: 5 / 5
After a few years of delay, the central legal body of Conservative Judaism – the Group on Jewish Law and Standards – has finally released their collection of teshuvot (responsa) on bio-medical and bio-ethical issues. These learned and insightful papers provide us with a non-fundamentalist way to apply the resources of Jewish law and ethics to modern day dilemmas.
The book states that “In the Jewish tradition, the central means of addressing these concerns is through halakhah, or Jewish law. Even as the insights of halakhah are central to the lives of many Jews, these perspectives have also been found valuable by persons of other religious traditions and secular outlooks. This volume presents papers on biomedical ethics that integrate the resources of millennia with the most recent developments in medicine and ethical plotting. The papers include some of the most thoughtful and vital works in Jewish medical ethics on such issues as treatment decisions near the end of life, abortion, and reproductive technologies.”
The papers are presented in four general divisions, most of which are divided into a number of topical sections. Each section starts with an introduction summarizing the documents and highlighting points of unique interest, including conclusions of matter-of-fact application. The first division is “Responsibilities in the Creation of Life,” with sections discussing artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, and surrogate motherhood. The second division, “Responsibilities for Fetal Life,” contains papers on abortion. The highest division is called “Responsibilities at the End of Life,” and its sections bestow extensive discussions of medical care at the end of life, shorter works shiny on and developing these basic positions, and consideration of physician-helped suicide and euthanasia. The final division, “Responsibilities for the Health Needs of Others,” addresses organ transplantation and autopsy, and new challenges involving genetic engineering, smoking, and responsibilities for providing health care.
Rating: 5 / 5