Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 The conundrum takes shape: foundational verses
- 2 Evaluating life: rabbinic perspectives on fetal standing
- 3 Divining a prohibition: the positions of the Rishonim and Acharonim
- 4 No clear consensus: the sages of a rising modernity
- 5 The struggle returns: Jewish views begin to take form
- 6 Confronting a new reality: legislation for a Jewish state
- 7 A halakhic challenge: discerning Jewish abortion principles
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Frontmatter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 November 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 The conundrum takes shape: foundational verses
- 2 Evaluating life: rabbinic perspectives on fetal standing
- 3 Divining a prohibition: the positions of the Rishonim and Acharonim
- 4 No clear consensus: the sages of a rising modernity
- 5 The struggle returns: Jewish views begin to take form
- 6 Confronting a new reality: legislation for a Jewish state
- 7 A halakhic challenge: discerning Jewish abortion principles
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Abortion in Judaism , pp. i - ivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2002