Jewish guide to practical medical decision-making / Rabbi Jason Weiner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weiner, Jason, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Medicine.

Medicine in rabbinical literature.

Medical ethics.

Jewish ethics.

Medical laws and legislation (Jewish law).

Physical Description:

368 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Madrikh le-ʻinyene refuah ve-halakhah le-maʻaśeh

מדריך לענייני רפואה והלכה למעשה

Place of Publication:

Jerusalem ; New York : Urim Publications, [2017]

Summary:

"Jewish medical ethics presented in light of the most contemporary medical information and rabbinic rulings. The author provides guidance to facilitate complex decision-making for the most common medical dilemmas today, such as surrogacy, assisted suicide, and end-of-life issues"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Facilitating shared decision-making

2. How much treatment?

3. Prayer

. 4. At the end of life

5. After death

6. Reproductive questions

Appendix.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789655242782

9655242781

OCLC:

992562293