9780851779294

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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. It focuses upon the complex interplay between legal and moral elements in the decision-making process, particularly when questions of life and death (such as abortion and treatment of the terminally ill) are involved. Sinclair argues that the moral element in Jewish biomedical law is of a universal, rational nature and its theoretical basis may be located in a weak form of natural law theory regarding the value of human life in the Jewish legal tradition. The concept of patient autonomy in Jewish biomedical law is more limited than in contemporary liberal jurisprudence and is based upon theological as well as strictly legal elements. The influence of scientific thinking upon the decision-making process in Jewish biomedical law is illustrated in a discussion of the contemporary debate concerning the permissibility of heart transplants.

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9780851779294

ISBN-10

0851779298

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0.50 Pounds

Dimensions

7.50 x 0.50 x 9.50 In

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$11.95

Format

Paperback

Pages

72 pages

Publisher

Conway Maritime

Published On

2003-06-01



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