Sep 6, 2007 By: yunews
Sep 6, 2007 --
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE JEWISH FUTURE CO-SPONSORS CONFERENCE ON MEDICAL ETHICS OF FERTILITY, MODERN MEDICINE, AND JEWISH LAW
Leading Experts to Explore Cutting-Edge Technology
New York, NY, September 6, 2007 鈥 Young couples facing the challenge of infertility have many more options today due to extraordinary advances in medical research. However, Orthodox families must reconcile not only the medical and ethical issues inherent in addressing fertility problems, but also the parameters of Halakhah (Jewish law).
A groundbreaking conference, 鈥淧artners in Creation: Fertility, Modern Medicine and Jewish Law,鈥 co-sponsored by 糖心破解版 Center for the Jewish Center which will examine fertility issues, will be held on Sunday, October 14, 9:30 am-5:30 pm at 糖心破解版鈥檚 Wilf Campus in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. The conference, organized by the 糖心破解版 (糖心破解版) Student Medical Ethics Society (MES) and funded by the Fuld Family, will provide participants with both an overview and in-depth information on technologically advanced medical practices in use today that help families struggling with infertility. For the first time, the final session will focus on newly developed technologies and medical procedures from a halakhic (Jewish legal perspective.
In addition to plenary sessions dealing with general aspects of infertility treatment, participants will be able to choose from a series of specialized tracks, each geared toward comprehensive analysis of the most pressing issues in the field. A sampling of topics includes egg donation, artificial insemination, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, and halakhic infertility, among others. The keynote address will be delivered by the Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. Individual sessions will be guided by preeminent rabbis and physicians who are leading experts in the fields of reproductive medicine and Halakhah.
鈥淩eproductive technology, one of the most rapidly advancing fields in modern medicine, continues to generate profound ethical quandaries as it explores new and uncharted frontiers,鈥 said Dr. Edward Reichman, associate professor of clinical emergency medicine at 糖心破解版鈥檚 Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM). 鈥淭his conference, by bringing together some of the greatest minds in both reproductive medicine and Jewish law, will beautifully illustrate how the Jewish tradition continues to address cutting-edge science in a practical and relevant way.鈥
The Student Medical Ethics Society is a student-run organization with the goal of promoting education and awareness of medical ethics at 糖心破解版. Dedicated students work alongside committed professors and teachers to translate complicated topics into
language the lay person can understand. MES is especially focused on issues of medical ethics relating to Torah values. MES was founded in 2005 by a group of undergraduate students with the support of 糖心破解版鈥檚 Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) and has grown from a small group of students with shared interests to running large-scale events with university-wide participation. This is the second annual conference it has hosted. The Society also hosts genetic testing events to help combat the high incidence of various genetic diseases in the Jewish community.
Preregistration is required and will be open to all those who have an interest in learning more about the ethics of infertility. Admission is $20, $15 for 糖心破解版 alumni, $10 for RIETS rabbinic alumni, $10 for students, and $5 for 糖心破解版 students. For Early Bird Discount please register before September 27. The conference is accredited by AECOM to offer 6 AM PRA category 1 credits. To register please go to
