TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schiff,Daniel
TI  - Abortion in Judaism
SN  - 0511020953
AV  - KBM3119.A36 S35 2002eb
U1  - 296.3/6976 22
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Cambridge, UK, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Abortion (Jewish law)
KW  - Avortement
KW  - Droit juif
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Judaism
KW  - Theology
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Schwangerschaftsabbruch
KW  - swd
KW  - Halacha
KW  - Judentum
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-284) and index; The conundrum takes shape: foundational verses -- Evaluating life: Rabbinic perspectives on fetal standing -- Divining a prohibition: the positions of the Rishonim and Acharonim -- No clear consensus: the sages of a rising modernity -- The struggle returns: Jewish views begin to take form -- Confronting a new reality: legislation for a Jewish state -- A Halakhic challenge: discerning Jewish abortion principles
N2  - Abortion in Judaism presents a complete Jewish legal history of abortion from the earliest relevant biblical references through the end of the twentieth century. For the first time, almost every Jewish text relevant to the abortion issue is explored, providing important insights into the development of Jewish ethical principles
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