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200 14$aThe sanctity of human life /$fDavid Novak
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aWashington, D.C. $cGeorgetown University Press$dc2007
215   $a1 online resource (203 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-58901-176-7 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173-180) and index.
327   $aOn the use of embryonic stem cells -- A Jewish argument for socialized medicine -- Physician-assisted suicide.
330   $aHeated 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 positionsu?the theological and the philosophicalu?aren't as far apart as they may seem.Novak digs deep into Jewish scripture and tradit
606   $aMedical ethics$xReligious aspects$xJudaism
606   $aEmbryonic stem cells$xResearch$xReligious aspects$xJudaism
606   $aNational health services$xReligious aspects$xJudaism
606   $aAssisted suicide$xReligious aspects$xJudaism
615  0$aMedical ethics$xReligious aspects$xJudaism.
615  0$aEmbryonic stem cells$xResearch$xReligious aspects$xJudaism.
615  0$aNational health services$xReligious aspects$xJudaism.
615  0$aAssisted suicide$xReligious aspects$xJudaism.
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