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"Michal Raucher is part of a small but growing cohort of scholars working in the field of religious ethics who challenge the former practice of privileging ""scriptural sources, religious doctrines and law, and central forms of religious authority"" (16) when engaging in bioethical decision-making and formulating health policies.In this precise and carefully researched study, with clear writing making it available to readers of diverse backgrounds, Raucher reveals how she has come to understand how Haredi women in Israel (unfortunately she does not specify which community), who typically have large families, make their reproductive decisions in a number of contexts. -- Vanessa Ochs - University of Virginia * AJS Review *"

Michal Raucher is part of a small but growing cohort of scholars working in the field of religious ethics who challenge the former practice of privileging scriptural sources, religious doctrines and law, and central forms of religious authority (16) when engaging in bioethical decision-making and formulating health policies.In this precise and carefully researched study, with clear writing making it available to readers of diverse backgrounds, Raucher reveals how she has come to understand how Haredi women in Israel (unfortunately she does not specify which community), who typically have large families, make their reproductive decisions in a number of contexts. -- Vanessa Ochs - University of Virginia * AJS Review *

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Michal Raucher is Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and affiliate faculty in Women's and Gender Studies at Rutgers University.

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