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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
Which of the following biblical characters seems to have requested an assisted suicide?
Question 2 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 3 of 10
According to most traditional Jewish authorities, who is legally considered the father of a child born via donor sperm?
Question 4 of 10
Jewish genetic diseases occur
Question 5 of 10
True or false: Judaism sees the termination of a pregnancy as murder.
Question 6 of 10
BRCA1 and BRCA2 are
Question 7 of 10
According to Jewish law, is therapeutic genetic engineering and gene manipulation sanctioned?
Question 8 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 9 of 10
According to Jewish law, what is a goses?
Question 10 of 10
Couples should be genetically screened
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