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The sanctity of human life / David Novak.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Novak, David, 1941-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical ethics--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Medical ethics.
- Embryonic stem cells--Research--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Embryonic stem cells.
- National health services--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- National health services.
- Assisted suicide--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Assisted suicide.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (203 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Heated debates are not unusual when confronting tough medical issues where it seems that moral and religious perspectives often erupt in conflict with philosophical or political positions. In The Sanctity of Human Life, Jewish theologian David Novak acknowledges that it is impossible not to take into account the theological view of human life, but the challenge is how to present the religious perspective to nonreligious people. In doing so, he shows that the two positionsùthe theological and the philosophicalùaren't as far apart as they may seem.Novak digs deep into Jewish scripture and tradit
- Contents:
- On the use of embryonic stem cells
- A Jewish argument for socialized medicine
- Physician-assisted suicide.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-180) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781589014664
- 1589014669
- 9781435627413
- 1435627415
- OCLC:
- 648711585
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