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'''Jewish medical ethics''' is a modern scholarly and clinical approach to medical ethics that draws upon Jewish thought and teachings. Pioneered by Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits in the 1950s, Jewish medical ethics centers mainly around an applied ethics drawing upon traditional rabbinic law (halakhah). In addition, scholars have begun examining theoretical and methodological questions, while the field itself has been broadened to encompass bioethics and non-halakhic approaches.
== Key issues ==
In its early years, Jewish medical ethics addressed a range of ethical dilemmas,<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.chron.com/life/health/article/New-course-to-explore-Jewish-perspective-on-9509061.php
|title=New course to explore Jewish perspective on modern ethical dilemmas
|date=2013-10-22
|accessdate=2020-02-24
}}</ref> as well as general questions about the [[professional ethics]] for doctors.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=http://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue0717/pdf/Lamorindans-Learn-about-Tough-Cancer-Problem.pdf
|title=Lamorindans Learn about Tough Cancer Problem
|format=PDF
|date=2013-10-23
|accessdate=2020-02-24
}}</ref> Major issues have included [[religion and abortion|abortion]], [[artificial insemination]], [[brain death]], [[cosmetic surgery]], [[euthanasia]], genetic screening, hazardous medical operations, [[circumcision]], oral suction in circumcision ([[Metzitzah b'peh|metzitzah b'peh]]), [[organ donation under Jewish law|organ donation]], [[Psychiatry|psychiatric care]], and [[Jewish law and history on smoking|smoking cigarettes]]. In recent years, Jewish bioethics has examined questions of medical technology, the allocation of medical resources, and the philosophy of [[Jewish ethics]].<ref>{{REFweb
|url=http://www.myjli.com/index.html?task=news_full&nid=370
|title=Health Sense: What Jewish law says about breast and ovarian cancer risk
|date=2013-11-11
|accessdate=2020-02-24
}}</ref>
{{REF}}
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|URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_medical_ethics
|title=Jewish medical ethics
}}
'''Jewish medical ethics''' is a modern scholarly and clinical approach to medical ethics that draws upon Jewish thought and teachings. Pioneered by Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits in the 1950s, Jewish medical ethics centers mainly around an applied ethics drawing upon traditional rabbinic law (halakhah). In addition, scholars have begun examining theoretical and methodological questions, while the field itself has been broadened to encompass bioethics and non-halakhic approaches.
== Key issues ==
In its early years, Jewish medical ethics addressed a range of ethical dilemmas,<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.chron.com/life/health/article/New-course-to-explore-Jewish-perspective-on-9509061.php
|title=New course to explore Jewish perspective on modern ethical dilemmas
|date=2013-10-22
|accessdate=2020-02-24
}}</ref> as well as general questions about the [[professional ethics]] for doctors.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=http://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue0717/pdf/Lamorindans-Learn-about-Tough-Cancer-Problem.pdf
|title=Lamorindans Learn about Tough Cancer Problem
|format=PDF
|date=2013-10-23
|accessdate=2020-02-24
}}</ref> Major issues have included [[religion and abortion|abortion]], [[artificial insemination]], [[brain death]], [[cosmetic surgery]], [[euthanasia]], genetic screening, hazardous medical operations, [[circumcision]], oral suction in circumcision ([[Metzitzah b'peh|metzitzah b'peh]]), [[organ donation under Jewish law|organ donation]], [[Psychiatry|psychiatric care]], and [[Jewish law and history on smoking|smoking cigarettes]]. In recent years, Jewish bioethics has examined questions of medical technology, the allocation of medical resources, and the philosophy of [[Jewish ethics]].<ref>{{REFweb
|url=http://www.myjli.com/index.html?task=news_full&nid=370
|title=Health Sense: What Jewish law says about breast and ovarian cancer risk
|date=2013-11-11
|accessdate=2020-02-24
}}</ref>
{{REF}}
[[Category:Medical ethics]]
[[Category:Jewish]]
[[Category:Religion]]