A comprehensive comparative study of Jewish law on contemporary reproductive issues from a gender perspective Jewish Studies / Women's Studies A comprehensive comparative study of Jewish law on contemporary reproductive issues from a gender perspective This book presents, from the perspective of feminist jurisprudence and feminist and liberal bioethics, a complete study of Jewish law (halakhah) on contemporary reproductive issues such as birth control, abortion, and assisted fertility. Ronit Irshai examines these issues to probe gender-based values that underlie the interpretations and determinations reached by modern practitioners of halakhah. Irshai's primary goal is to tell, through common halakhic tools, a different halakhic story, one that takes account of the female narrative and its missing perspective. Book jacket.