Abortion in Judaism

Abortion in Judaism

Author: Daniel Schiff

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-11-28

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9780521521666

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The Social Justice Torah Commentary

The Social Justice Torah Commentary

Author: Rabbi Barry Block

Publisher: CCAR Press

Published: 2021-12-01

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 0881233846

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What does the Torah have to say about social justice? As the contributors to The Social Justice Torah Commentary demonstrate, a great deal. A diverse array of authors delve deeply into each week's parashah, drawing lessons to inspire tikkun olam. Chapters address key contemporary issues such as racism, climate change, mass incarceration, immigration, disability, women's rights, voting rights, and many more. The result is an indispensable resource for weekly Torah study and for anyone committed to repairing the world. Published by CCAR Press, a division of the Central Conference of American Rabbis


Abortion and the Early Church

Abortion and the Early Church

Author: Michael J. Gorman

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 1998-10-26

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 1579101828

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What is abortion? A convenience to society? A legal offense? Murder? The twentieth century is not the first to face these questions. Abortion was a common practice two thousand years ago. The young Christian church, growing up in influential centers of Greco-Roman culture, could not ignore the practice. How would church leaders define abortion? Gorman examines Christian documents in their Greco-Roman context, concluding that Christians held a consistent position throughout the church's first four hundred years.


Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights

Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights

Author: Katha Pollitt

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2014-10-14

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 0312620543

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Argues that abortion is a common part of a woman's reproductive life and should not be vilified, but instead accepted as a moral right that can be a force for social good.


Judaism, Human Rights, and Human Values

Judaism, Human Rights, and Human Values

Author: Lenn Evan Goodman

Publisher:

Published: 2023

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780197739815

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In this addition to the field of Jewish ethics, Goodman argues that the Jewish tradition has a significant contribution to make to the general discourse on ethical issues.


Jewish Bioethics

Jewish Bioethics

Author: Yechiel Michael Barilan

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1107024668

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Presents the discourse in Jewish law and rabbinic literature on bioethical issues, highlighting practical problems in their socio-historical contexts.


Conceiving Agency

Conceiving Agency

Author: Michal S. Raucher

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2020-09-01

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 0253050030

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Conceiving Agency: Reproductive Authority among Haredi Women explores the ways Haredi Jewish women make decisions about their reproductive lives. Although they must contend with interference from doctors, rabbis, and the Israeli government, Haredi women find space for—and insist on—autonomy from them when they make decisions regarding the use of contraceptives, prenatal testing, fetal ultrasounds, and other reproductive practices. Drawing on their experiences of pregnancy, knowledge of cultural norms of reproduction, and theological beliefs, Raucher shows that Haredi women assert that they are in the best position to make decisions about reproduction. Conceiving Agency puts forward a new view of Haredi women acting in ways that challenge male authority and the structural hierarchies of their conservative religious tradition. Raucher asserts that Haredi women's reproductive agency is a demonstration of women's commitment to Haredi life and culture as well as an indication of how they define religious ethics.