What Does Jewish Law Think American Abortion Law Should Be? - Feb 19, 2023 -

What Does Jewish Law Think American Abortion Law Should Be?

The Torah Perspective on Contraception - Feb 19, 2023 -

The Torah Perspective on Contraception

Halachik Perspectives on Abortion - Feb 19, 2023 -

Halachik Perspectives on Abortion

Modern Medicine and Infertility - Feb 19, 2023 -

Modern Medicine and Infertility

Genetic Testing and its Significance in the Jewish Community - Feb 19, 2023 -

Genetic Testing and its Significance in the Jewish Community

Judaism and the New Genetics - Feb 19, 2023 -

Judaism and the New Genetics

An Analysis of Modern Pregnancy Intervention - Feb 19, 2023 -

An Analysis of Modern Pregnancy Intervention

Introduction to the YU Student Medical Ethics Society Conference - May 8, 2022 -

Introduction to the YU Student Medical Ethics Society Conference

An Inside View of Israel’s Biotechnology Sector - May 8, 2022 -

An Inside View of Israel’s Biotechnology Sector

Bioethical and Halachic Perspectives on Biotechnology - May 8, 2022 -

Bioethical and Halachic Perspectives on Biotechnology

YUTORAH: YU Student Medical Ethics Society -- Recent Shiurim

MES in 5: Bikur Cholim, Visiting the Sick - Nov 20, 2013 - MES in 5 Podcast: 5 minute medical halakhaGiven by Matt Lubin

MES in 5: Bikur Cholim, Visiting the Sick - Nov 20, 2013 - MES in 5 Podcast: 5 minute medical halakha<br>Given by Matt Lubin

MES in 5: Bikur Cholim, Visiting the Sick

MES in 5: Praying for a Miracle to Occur - Nov 27, 2013 - 5 minute medical halakha: Praying for a miraculous recovery from illness or other miracles to occurGiven by Alex Mermelstein

MES in 5: Praying for a Miracle to Occur - Nov 27, 2013 - 5 minute medical halakha: Praying for a miraculous recovery from illness or other miracles to occur<br>Given by Alex Mermelstein

MES in 5: Praying for a Miracle to Occur

Responding To Crisis; A Plenary On Triage and Aid In And By Israel - Oct 20, 2013 - Recent events have unfortunately demonstrated that, as in the past, Israel remains a target for terrorism and continually needs to be on the cutting edge of disaster preparedness. Indeed, Israel has become the world leader in disaster and emergency preparedness with lessons learned that have saved lives throughout the world, including many victims of the Boston Marathon and the Haiti Earthquake. This plenary will detail the ethical issues encountered in these unthinkable scenarios, the heroic measures made possible by Israel, and the religious imperative of Jewish outreach.

Responding To Crisis; A Plenary On Triage and Aid In And By Israel

The Role of Family and Friends in Confronting Adolescent Suicide and Depression - Oct 25, 2015 -

The Role of Family and Friends in Confronting Adolescent Suicide and Depression

MES in 5: Abortion of a Tay-Sachs Fetus  - Nov 8, 2015 - MES in 5: 5-minute medical halacha podcast given by Aryeh Gurvich

MES in 5: Abortion of a Tay-Sachs Fetus 

MES in 5 - Attending Medical School in Israel - Nov 12, 2014 - MES in 5 - Attending Medical School in Israel, use of cadavers and requirement of burial. Given by Uri Schneider

MES in 5 - Attending Medical School in Israel

The Ethics of ADHD: What it is, How it is Treated, and the Dilemmas it Raises - Oct 25, 2015 -

The Ethics of ADHD: What it is, How it is Treated, and the Dilemmas it Raises

Protection By Prevention: A Discussion Regarding Vaccinations and Alcohol - Oct 25, 2015 -

Protection By Prevention: A Discussion Regarding Vaccinations and Alcohol

Abortion of a Tay-Sachs Fetus: Part II  - Nov 18, 2015 - MES in 5: Podcast of topics in medical ethics and halacha. This week's recording continues with halachic responses to abortion in cases of a congenital disease such as Tay-Sachs.

Abortion of a Tay-Sachs Fetus: Part II 

MES in 5: Cosmetic Surgery  - Nov 25, 2015 - MES in 5 Podcast: This podcast explores some of the halachic and ethical issues surrounding cosmetic surgery.

MES in 5: Cosmetic Surgery 

Artificial Wombs: A New Perspective On Fertility - Dec 16, 2018 - The possibility of a baby developing in a bag seems like something straight out of a futuristic novel, yet the emerging field of ectogenesis seeks to do just this: provide the possibility of a fetus to develop outside the mother’s womb. This technology hastremendous medical relevance for women who cannot carry a fetus to term, yet it also begs serious social and ethical questions: what does it mean for a fetus to never have a physical connection with the mother’s womb? How will this affect the social enterprise of childbearing and child-raising? Does a mother’s legal status now change and how does this relate to traditional parent-child relationships?

Artificial Wombs: A New Perspective On Fertility - Dec 16, 2018 - The possibility of a baby developing in a bag seems like something straight out of a futuristic novel, yet the emerging field of ectogenesis seeks to do just this: provide the possibility of a fetus to develop outside the mother’s womb. This technology has<br>tremendous medical relevance for women who cannot carry a fetus to term, yet it also begs serious social and ethical questions: what does it mean for a fetus to never have a physical connection with the mother’s womb? How will this affect the social enterprise of childbearing and child-raising? Does a mother’s legal status now change and how does this relate to traditional parent-child relationships?

Artificial Wombs: A New Perspective On Fertility

Ethics Of Postmortem Reproduction - Dec 16, 2018 - The issue of posthumous reproduction, the retrieval and use of the gametes of a deceased person, is fraught with ethical, legal, and religious debate. Should gametes be considered property or organs? Is it ethical to make someone a parent without their consent or would denying them this opportunity be considered harm? Who should have the right to access a deceased person’s gametes?

Ethics Of Postmortem Reproduction

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