Daniel Sinclair is a British

United Kingdom

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-born Israeli

Israel

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 scholar of Jewish law (Halachah) who specializes in contemporary Jewish medical ethics

Jewish medical ethics

Jewish medical ethics is a modern scholarly and clinical approach to medical ethics that draws upon Jewish thought and teachings. Pioneered by Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits in the 1950s, Jewish medical ethics centers mainly around an applied ethics drawing upon traditional rabbinic law...

. His books include Tradition and the biological revolution (1989) and Jewish biomedical law: Legal and extra-legal dimensions (2003). Sinclair also has authored a number of articles on Jewish ethics

Jewish ethics

Jewish ethics stands at the intersection of Judaism and the Western philosophical tradition of ethics. Like other types of religious ethics, the diverse literature of Jewish ethics primarily aims to answer a broad range of moral questions and, hence, may be classified as a normative ethics...

 and written about Israeli applications of Jewish law (Mishpat Ivri

Mishpat Ivri

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). Among other topics, he has written on Jewish approaches to abortion

Abortion

Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...

, artificial insemination

Artificial insemination

Artificial insemination, or AI, is the process by which sperm is placed into the reproductive tract of a female for the purpose of impregnating the female by using means other than sexual intercourse or natural insemination...

, the definition of death

Brain death

Brain death is the irreversible end of all brain activity due to total necrosis of the cerebral neurons following loss of brain oxygenation. It should not be confused with a persistent vegetative state...

, euthanasia

Euthanasia

Euthanasia refers to the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering....

, patient autonomy

Informed consent

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 and the relation between law

Law

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 and morality

Morality

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Sinclair teaches at Fordham University

Fordham University

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 and at the College of Management Academic Studies in Rishon Lezion, Israel. He also has taught at the Spertus Institute

Spertus Institute

Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies is a leading center for Jewish learning and culture in Chicago, Illinois. Not affiliated with any single branch of Judaism, Spertus offers opportunities for people of all backgrounds to learn about and explore the Jewish experience. Its main campus is located at...

 in Chicago

Chicago

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. An Orthodox

Orthodox Judaism

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 rabbi

Rabbi

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, Professor Sinclair has served as the rabbi of the Edinburgh

Edinburgh

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 Hebrew Congregation and as Dean

Dean (education)

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 of Jews' College

Jews' College

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, London

London

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