Yechiel Michael Barilan

Jewish Bioethics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Presents the discourse in Jewish law and rabbinic literature on bioethical issues, highlighting practical problems in their socio-historical contexts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 634g
• ISBN-13: 9781107024663
• ISBN-10: 1107024668
• Artikelnr.: 40114629

Autorenporträt

Yechiel Michael Barilan is a practising clinician, expert in internal medicine, and Associate Professor of Medical Education in the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. He received his medical degree from the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) and his Master's degree, in bioethics, from the University of Leuven. His first book, Human Dignity, Human Rights and Responsibility, was published in 2012.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. An outline of 'Jewish bioethics'
3. Health and healthcare
4. Doctor-patient relationship
5. The human body
6. Fertility and very early prenatal life
7. Childbirth and abortion
8. Care for premature neonates
9. Organ transplantation and the brain death debate
10. Terminal care.