The terminal patient: Jewish religious law, the Steinberg report and the bioethical discourse in Israel

Harefuah

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 558-562+564

  Barilan, Y Michael ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Israel; Judaism; Law and medicine; Religion and medicine; Right to die; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; JUDAISM; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0042827903     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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