Drawing on multiple interconnected scriptural and spiritual sources, the Jewish tradition of ethical reflection is intricate and nuanced. This book presents scholarly Jewish perspectives on suffering, healing, life, and death, and it compares them with contemporary Christian and secular views.The Jewish perspectives presented in this book are mainly those of orthodox scholars, with the responses representing primarily Christian-Catholic points of view. Readers unfamiliar with the Jewish tradition will find here a practical introduction to its major voices, from Spinoza to Jewish religious law. The contributors explore such issues as active and passive euthanasia, abortion, assisted reproduction, genetic screening, and health care delivery.Offering a thoughtful and thought-provoking dialogue between Jewish and Christian scholars, Jewish and Catholic Bioethics is an important contribution to ecumenical understanding in the realm of health care.

Tom L. Beauchamp, Ph.D.: Professor of Philosophy, Senior Research Scholar, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Baruch A. Brody, Ph.D. Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics; Director, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine; Professor of Medicine, Rice University, Houston, Texas Rev. Joseph Daniel Cassidy, O.P., Ph.D. Special Lecturer in Philosophy, Providence College, Rhode Island Alan I. Faden, M.D. Professor, Georgetown Institute for Cognitive and Computational Sciences, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. Shimon Glick, M.D. The Gussie Krupp Professor of Internal Medicine, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Bever Shevav, Israel Ronald M. Green, Ph.D. Director, Institute for the Study of Applied and Professional Ethics, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire Rev. James Keenan, S.J. Professor, Weston Jesuit College of Theology, Cambridge, Massachusetts Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D., M.A.C.P. The John Carroll Professor of Medicine and Medical Ethics; Director, Center for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. Fred Rosner, M.D., F.A.C.P. Professor of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Director, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Services, Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica, New York Avraham Steinberg, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, Sha'are Zadek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel Rabbi Moshe Tendler, Ph.D. Professor of Biology, Yeshiva University, New York David C. Thomasma, Ph.D. The Father Michael I. English, S.J., Professor of Medical Ethics; Director, Medical Humanities, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois