Inside Front Cover - Melton Course List
Title Page
Dedication
About Melton
Table of Contents
Welcome to Jewish Learning
A Word from the Author
Suggestions for Reading
Endnotes
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Lesson 1 - Introduction to Jewish Medical Ethics
I. Why Jewish Medical Ethics?
II. Gaining Moral Guidance from the Jewish Tradition
III. Jewish Principles that InfluenceJewish Medical Ethics
Key names
Suggestions for Further Readings
Endnotes
Lesson 2 - Cloning of Plants, Animals, and Humans
A. Arguments against Cloning Plants and Animals
B. Factors in Favor of Cloning Plants and Animals
II. Human Cloning
Key Names
Key Terms
Suggestions for Further Reading
Lesson 3 - Prenatal Interventions and the Termination of Pregnancy
I. An Important Halachic Distinction
II. Choosing Abortion
III. Creating Designer Children or a Master Race
IV. Addressing the Jewish Demographic Problem
Key Names
Key Terms
Suggestions for Further Reading
Endnotes
Lesson 4 - Artificial Reproductive Techniques
I. Foundational Biblical and Rabbinic Sources on Fertility
II. Emotional and Theological Issues Surrounding Infertility and Surrogacy
III. Sperm Donation and Sperm Banking
Key Names
Key Terms
Suggestions for Further Readings
Endnotes
Lesson 5 - Genetic Identity and Testing
I. Controlling Genetic Makeup
II. Uniqueness and Privacy of Individuals
III. Jewish Genetic Diseases and Genetic Testing
Key Names
Key Terms
Suggestions for Further Reading
Endnotes
Lesson 6 - Mental Health
I. Introductory Case Study
II. Mental Health Problems asPortrayed in the Tanakh
III. Sensitivity to Mental Well-Being in Halakhic Literature
IV. Elements that Impact our Mental Health
V. Definitions and Implications of Mental Illness in Halakhah
VI. Jewish Responses to Two Contemporary Cases of Mental Illness
VII. Concluding Text
Key Names
Suggestions for Further Reading
Endnotes
Lesson 7 - Pain Management and Drug Addiction
I. Compensation for Physical Pain
II. The Status of Psychological Pain in Halakhah
III. Pain in Medicine
IV. Addictions to Pain Medications
Key Names
Key Terms
Suggestions for Further Reading
Endnotes
Lesson 8 - Passive Euthanasia: Heroic Measures vs. Nature's Course
I. The Principle of Neither Hastening Nor Delaying the Dying Process
II. Contemporary Rabbinic Rulings on End-of-Life Issues
III. Patient Autonomy and Medical Directives
Key Names
Key Terms
Suggestions for Further Reading
Endnotes
Lesson 9 - Assisted Suicide / Aid-in-Dying
Key Names
Key Terms
Suggestions for Further Reading
Endnotes
Lesson 10 - The Distribution of Health Care: Who Gets It? Who Pays for It?
I. Health Care: Who Gets It?
II. Who Pays for Health Care?
III. A Contemporary Case Study
Concluding Text
Chart: Two Formulations of Principles that Guide Jewish Medical Ethics
Key Names
Key Terms
Suggestions for Further Reading
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