Jewish Ethics and the Care of End-of-Life Patients: A Collection of Rabbinical, Bioethical, Philosophical, And Juristic Opinions

Representing a variety of views and religious orientations, the book's potential to bridge disparate communities is also invaluable. Informative yet accessible, the book can function both as a support for the individual or family faced with the imminent loss of a loved one and as the catalyst for important discussion and debate within a religious, medical or academic setting. Jewish Ethics and the Care of End-of-Life Patients is that rare book that invites its readers to enter into a relationship with its subject matter, whose relevance cannot be denied. "End of life care and the right to die with dignity have become two of the most controversial issues in bioethics in recent years," writes Vardit Ravitsky in her chapter, 'Dying with Dignity in a Jewish-Democratic State'. "While many questions about biomedical technology seem to be futuristic or esoteric, end-of-life questions touch on the lives of everyone."