Jewish Ethics and the Care of End-of-life Patients

2006 Family & Relationships

Author : Peter Joel Hurwitz
Release : 2006
Genre : Family & Relationships
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 216/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Jewish Ethics and the Care of End-of-life Patients written by Peter Joel Hurwitz. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Determined by laws, still allows for many different--and sometimes mutually contradictory--viewpoints. For professionals, religious leaders, and the general public. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Matters of Life and Death

Medical

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Genre : Medical
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Book Rating : 224/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Matters of Life and Death written by . This book was released on . Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses modern medical ethical dilemas from a specifically conservative Jewish point of view. The author includes issues such as artifical insemination, genetic engineering, cloning, surrogate motherhood, and birth control, as well as living wills, hospice care, euthanasia, organ donation, and autopsy.

Jewish Bioethics

2000 Law

Author : Fred Rosner
Release : 2000
Genre : Law
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 628/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Jewish Bioethics written by Fred Rosner. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you define the precise moment of death? Should "pulling the plug" and mercy killings be allowed by law? Is it necessary to control the birth of "test tube babies"? Should abortions be legal and freely available? What are the social implications of sex-change operations? Should research on cloning and genetic engineering be allowed and encouraged? Should doctors be permitted to perform medical experiments on human subjects?

Medical Care at the End of Life

2006 Medical

Author : David F. Kelly
Release : 2006
Genre : Medical
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 120/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Medical Care at the End of Life written by David F. Kelly. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlining eight major issues regarding end-of-life care as seen through the lens of the Catholic medical ethics tradition, this work looks at the distinction between ordinary and extraordinary means; the difference between killing and allowing to die; and criteria of patient competence.

Life and Death Responsibilities in Jewish Biomedical Ethics

2000 Religion

Author : Aaron L. Mackler
Release : 2000
Genre : Religion
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Download or read book Life and Death Responsibilities in Jewish Biomedical Ethics written by Aaron L. Mackler. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers on biomedical ethics that integrate the resources of millenia with the most recent developments in medicine and ethical thought.

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