rabbinic law and theology in their social and historical contexts Barilan, Yechiel Michael 1966- creator text Electronic books. nyu 2013 monographic eng 1 online resource. "This book presents the discourse in Jewish law and rabbinic literature on bioethical issues, highlighting practical problems in their socio-historical contexts. Yechiel Michael Barilan discusses end-of-life care, abortion, infertility treatments, the brain death debate, and the organ market. Barilan also presents the theology and spirituality of Jewish medical law, the communal responsibility for healthcare, and the charitable sick-care societies that flourished in the Jewish communities until the beginning of the twentieth century"-- An outline of "Jewish bioethics" -- Health and healthcare -- Doctor patient relationship -- The human body -- Fertility and very early prenatal life -- Childbirth and abortion -- Care for premature neonates -- Organ transplantation and the brain death debate -- Terminal care. Yechiel Michael Barilan, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. a-is--- Medical laws and legislation (Jewish law) Medical laws and legislation Israel Jewish ethics RELIGION / Judaism / General KBM3098 .B37 2013eb 296.3/693 REL040000 Barilan, Yechiel Michael, 1966- (DLC) 2013029437 (OCoLC)853664477 9781461953692 (electronic bk.) 1461953693 (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=644571 http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/24663/cover/9781107024663.jpg http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=644571 http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/24663/cover/9781107024663.jpg N$T 131203 20200709055957.0 ocn864552222 eng