Jewish ethical teachings of Bioethics - Abortion, Euthanasia, and Organ Transplantation Flashcards

Ethics

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The Halacha puts great value on what?

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A person’s life, viewing it as having infinite worth

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Is a fetus considered a child?

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Within the Halacha, a fetus only attains the status of a full person at birth.
- The baby must be born first before it is viewed as a person

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When is abortion permitted?

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Often only when the mothers life is in danger, as Jewish law states it is mandatory for the mother’s life.

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The Jewish belief in the sanctity of life means that?

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Murder is considered a horrible act that has intense consequences.

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Exodus 21:22

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“Should men quarrel and hit a pregnant women, and she miscarries… he shall surely be punished”

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Meaning of: “Should men quarrel and hit a pregnant women, and she miscarries… he shall surely be punished”

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  • Demonstrating the significance in the Jewish belief of the sanctity of life
  • Further illustrates the importance of a mothers life as it emphasises a fetus is not yet a person
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Leviticus 24:17

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“If a man strokes down any human being he shall be put to death”

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What is the meaning of: “If a man strokes down any human being he shall be put to death”

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  • illuminating the sanctity of human life
  • Revealing that any act to hurt another is punishable by death
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According to Orthodox Rabbi Davide M. Feldman

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“In the rabbinic system… abortion is not murder. Nor is it more than murder”

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According to Orthodox Rabbi Davide M. Feldman

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“if a woman has [life-threatening] difficulty in childbirth, the embryo… should be dismembered… her life takes precedence over its life”

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Researchers, Rami Khorfan and Aasim I. Padela stated

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“Abortion of an unborn foetus is allowed if the mothers’ life is in danger”

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Euthanasia refers to?

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The act of ending a person’s life to end their suffering and pain.

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Do traditional rabbinic authorities approve of euthanasia?

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Traditional rabbinic authoritative forbid euthanasia, as it is seen as instigating the death of a terminally ill patient.

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Ecclesiastes 3:2a

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“There is a Time to Be Born and a Time to Die”

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According to ______, one who kills a goses (a person expected to die soon) is a murderer

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Talmud

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According to Reform Rabbi Peter Knobel,

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In cases where the pain experienced by a terminally ill patient decreases the ability to live, euthanasia may be permitted

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What Jewish variants (Reform, Conservative, Orthodox) approve of Euthanasia?

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What Jewish variants (Reform, Conservative, Orthodox) approve of Abortion?

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What is passive euthanasia?

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  • The withholding or withdrawing therapy that can keep someone alive when no amount of it is going to prevent the death of the patient.
  • Example: withdrawing treatment for a braindead patient, knowing they will not recover with treatment.
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Why is passive euthanasia permitted?

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  • Passive euthanasia is seen as allowing natural process to go on, and is thus acceptable.
  • Links to the belief in one God, as each person’s life is within God’s will, and if a person cannot recover from treatment, it is a sign that is it within God’s will that they shall pass.
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What is active euthanasia?

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  • When a person gives something to a patient or person that brings about the end of life.
  • Example: injecting someone with drugs to kill them
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Kavod hamet is the principle belief of what?

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Honouring the dead

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The Jewish tradition considers what as one of the highest ethical obligations?

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  • Saving a person’s life is one of the highest ethical obligations
  • Links to the principle belief of the sanctity of life
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The Torah forbids what of a dead body?

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The defilement of a dead body, the act of making something dirty or foul

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When an organ is harvested prior to death, it is considered...
Murder, as something was done to bring about their death
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Organ transplant is only acceptable to...
Save a person's life
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Organ transplant is wrong when?
It is used for experimentation
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Brain dead means...
The brain is inactiveCardia
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Cardiac dead means...
The brain is active but the heart is inactive
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Orthodox Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits stated that...
The donation of organs by living donors is not viewed as obligatory because it can cause significant risk for the donor
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According to the Talmud, saving a life...
Is equivalent to saving an entire world.
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Rabbi Shlomo Minkowitz stated that...
There are "certain situations in which organs will be harvested"