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cjgl-8831	Laufer-Ukeles, Pamela	The Power of Blood: The Many Faces of Women's Monthly Menses in Jewish Law and Beyond	2021	11	.pdf	application/pdf	4282	164	44	Women determine when the days of menstruation (and then seven clean days) have passed allowing for purification, placing a great responsibility on women in a system of Jewish laws in which most commandments are placed on men. 42 Id. 41 COLUMBIA JOURNAL OF GENDER AND LAW 177 Unique among developed countries, Israel’s birthrate stands above 3 children per woman across the population.43 More money is spent on IVF per capita in Israel than in any other country in the world – enough IVF cycles for birthing two children per couple.44 Not having children in Israel is widely perceived as deviant, limiting free choice for women, and making motherhood deterministic.45 Israeli law generally emphasizes the importance of motherhood, creating obstacles for women’s equality.	cache/cjgl-8831.pdf	txt/cjgl-8831.txt