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Book Review: "Jewish Biomedical Law: Legal And Extra-Legal Dimensions", Stacey A. Tovino
Book Review: "Jewish Biomedical Law: Legal And Extra-Legal Dimensions", Stacey A. Tovino
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Three extra-legal themes—the influence of morality upon Jewish law (halakhah), the growing awareness and implementation of the value of patient autonomy, and the role of scientific progress in the shaping of halakhic decisions—distinguish Daniel Sinclair’s work from other sin the field of Jewish biomedical law. Students and lawyers new to Jewish biomedical law may struggle with Sinclair’s decision to reserve until the final chapter his theories regarding how biomedical halakhah works. However, advanced students and scholars in the field will appreciate the opportunity to understand Sinclair’s three extra-legal themes in context and his decision to root his final …
Book Review: "Introduction To Jewish And Catholic Bioethics: A Comparative Analysis", Stacey A. Tovino
Book Review: "Introduction To Jewish And Catholic Bioethics: A Comparative Analysis", Stacey A. Tovino
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Aaron Mackler’s agenda is to provide an orientation to ethical reasoning in the Roman Catholic and Jewish traditions, explore Roman Catholic and Jewish deliberations in five areas of bioethics, and identify and examine the traditions’ divergent and convergent methodologies. Mackler’s spirit is to learn more about his own religious traditions by studying the traditions of others. Accomplishing his agenda while remaining true to his spirit, Mackler shows just how much Jewish and Catholic thinkers can learn from one another.