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Jewish Bioethics Quiz

How much do you know about Jewish bioethics?

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When 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. How much do you know about Jewish bioethics?

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Question 1 of 10
According to the Talmud, when does a soul enter a baby's body?
Question 2 of 10
True or false: The Jewish community has a poor track record of post-mortem organ donation.
Question 3 of 10
According to traditional Jewish sources, when does death occur?
Question 4 of 10
True or false: Jewish law always forbids organ donation.
Question 5 of 10
Which Jewish tenet overrides all others in the debate regarding whether organ donation should be permissible acccording to Jewish law?
Question 6 of 10
According to Jewish law, actively hastening the death of a dying person is akin to what?
Question 7 of 10
Couples should be genetically screened
Question 8 of 10
Which of the following denominations allow organ donation?
Question 9 of 10
True or false: Judaism sees the termination of a pregnancy as murder.
Question 10 of 10
According to some Orthodox rabbinic authorities there is concern that the use of donor sperm to impregnate a woman who was having trouble conceiving would constitute what?
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