Jewish Bioethics Quiz

How much do you know about Jewish bioethics?

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?

Question 1 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?
Question 2 of 10
What is the rabbinic position on stem cell research?
Question 3 of 10
According to traditional Jewish sources, when does death occur?
Question 4 of 10
Which of the following biblical characters seems to have requested an assisted suicide?
Question 5 of 10
True or False: There is a case of genetic engineering in the Bible.
Question 6 of 10
According to Jewish law, is therapeutic genetic engineering and gene manipulation sanctioned?
Question 7 of 10
Which Jewish tenet overrides all others in the debate regarding whether organ donation should be permissible acccording to Jewish law?
Question 8 of 10
From a Jewish perspective, what is the best way of screening for genetic diseases?
Question 9 of 10
True or false: In recent years, some liberal rabbis have suggested that active euthanasia be permitted in certain cases where the pain experienced by a terminally ill patient diminishes his/her ability to live in the image of God.
Question 10 of 10
True or false: Judaism sees the termination of a pregnancy as murder.

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