[Bioethical problems in the definition of the beginning of life in Judaism].
In accordance with the Jewish view human life begins with the first breath. The consequences following are wide reaching for the bioethical arguing within prenatal medicine and abortion in particular. The Jewish understanding of the beginning of life is based on theological grounds (like the special emphasis on this life or the principle of "actuality before potentiality"). whose consequences are philosophically contestable.
Forschungsinstitut für Philosophie, Hannover, Deutschland.
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D000029:Abortion, Legal; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007599:Judaism; D011247:Pregnancy; D012068:Religion and Medicine