YUTORAH: YU Student Medical Ethics Society -- Recent Shiurim

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

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

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

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

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

Covid and Personal Experiences in the ER - Mar 7, 2021 -

14th Annual YU Student Medical Ethics Society Conference Q&A Session - Mar 6, 2021 -

Vaccine Development and Related Ethical Concerns - Mar 6, 2021 -

Utilizing the Human Immune Response to Treat COVID-19 - Mar 6, 2021 -

Introduction to the 14th Annual YU Student Medical Ethics Society Conference - Mar 6, 2021 -

Emergency Vaccination - Mar 6, 2021 -

The Covid Pandemic and Halakhic Innovation - Mar 6, 2021 -

Practical Strategies for Self-Control - Dec 16, 2020 -

Beating BRCA: The Importance of Breast Cancer Screening - Nov 30, 2020 -

Physician Assisted Suicide: Ethics, Legality, and Halakha - Feb 23, 2020 - In August 2019, the New Jersey State Legislature passed the Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Act, becoming the ninth state in the U.S. to legalize physician assisted suicide (PAS). This law gives suffering patients the autonomy to relieve their suffering and control the circumstances of their death, but may clash with physicians’ responsibility to act according to the principles of beneficence and non-maleficence. During this panel, Dr. Susan Cohen will discuss the medical ethics of PAS and the physician-patient interaction during end-of-life care. Assemblyman Gary Schaer will present the legal arguments that arose for and against the law in the NJ State Assembly. Finally, Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman will explore the halakhic aspects.