Abstract
In this anthropological study we explore the attitudes, experiences and decisions of Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women regarding prenatal diagnosis and testing (PND). The analysis is based on 49 in-depth interviews with Haredi mothers in Israel and the United States from a variety of Ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities. We look at the way our interviewees employed faith-based concepts in explaining their decisions regarding PND, including faith, certainty, obligatory effort, and tests of faith. We suggest that the women's negotiations of PND can be conceptualized as a form of "situated ethics" that may be viewed as a gendered folk interpretation and vernacular religious application of Jewish ethics.
Original language | American English |
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Title of host publication | The Oxford Handbook of Religious Perspectives on Reproductive Ethics |
Pages | 477-497 |
Number of pages | 21 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780190633219 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 19 Sep 2024 |
Keywords
- Gender
- Orthodox Jewish women
- Pregnancy
- Prenatal diagnosis
- Prenatal testing
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Arts and Humanities