Duty and Healing: Foundations of a Jewish Bioethic

By Benjamin Freeman, Benjam Freedman, Benjamin Freedman

Book Overview

"Duty and Healing" positions ethical issues commonly encountered in clinical situations within Jewish law. The concept of duty is significant in exploring bioethical issues, and this book presents an authentic and non-parochial Jewish approach to bioethics, while it includes critiques of both current secular and Jewish literatures.
Among the issues the book explores are the role of family in medical decision-making, the question of informed consent as a personal religious duty, and the responsibilities of caretakers. The exploration of contemporary ethical problems in healthcare through the lens of traditional sources in Jewish law is an indispensable guide of moral knowledge.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415921805
• ISBN13: 9780415921800
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Fabulous for any health care worker, of any religion

I would recommend this book to chaplains, ethicists, physicians, and nurses. The book presents a new approach to patient care, asking "What needs to be done for this patient?" rather than "Who has the right to decide what is to be done?"I would recommend this book to anyone in health care, regardless of religious beliefs.