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Hospice care — Jewish reservations considered in a comparative ethical study
Author(s)	Peter Byrne, G R Dunstan, Lord Jakobovits
Journal title	Palliative Medicine, vol 5, 1991
Pages	pp 187-200
Keywords	Terminal care ; Social ethics ; Judaism ; Religion.
Annotation	Hospice care, the origin and growth of which is described, now has its own regimen and philosophy of care. Elements of this were believed to be contrary to Rabbinic prescriptions for the care of the dying, particularly the duty to sustain hope. A philosophical study shows that the practice and Rabbinic principles are not necessarily contradictory. Beliefs about life, death and dying in Eastern religions and in Christianity are outlined to show that these too are compatible with the goals and methods of hospice care. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010227226 A
Classmark	LV: TQ: TUW: TR *
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