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JEWISH BIOETHICS: Life & Death

As Jewish thinkers consider issues like euthanasia, abortion, and organ donation, they articulate diverse positions on the relationship between Jewish law, Jewish ethics, and secular ethics. But one principle is most prominent: the sanctity of human life and the duty to save and preserve it wherever possible.

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    This is what the Holy One said to Israel: My children, what do I seek from you? I seek no more than that you love one another and honor one another.